Entsuji Temple Legends

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Entsuuji 円通寺 / 圓通寺 Legends about temples named Entsu-Ji

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....................................................................... Ehime 愛媛県 　
北宇和郡 Kita-Uwa district 津島町 Tsushima town

The priest 恵林 Erin from 円通寺 the Temple Entsu-Ji was very rich.
He died, his soul still hanging on to the riches.
People who got part of the money were cursed.
The villagers finally built a small sanctuart for him, calling him
Saguragi Myojin 桜木明神 the Sakuragi Myojin Deity of the Cherry Tree. On day 8 of the 7th lunar month, they hold special rituals for him.




....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 　
京丹後市 KyoTango city

. Raijin 雷神と伝説 Legends about the God of Thunder and Lightning .
and the disappearance of a dead body.




....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県 　

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Yamanotera (山の寺) "Mountain Temple"
is the collective name for a group of temples located on a hill in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
In 1581, Maeda Toshiie, the Sengoku period ruler of Noto Province ordered the construction of 29 Buddhist temples as part of the defenses of Nanao Castle.
All of the major Buddhist sects were represented, with the exception of the Jōdo Shinshū sect, which was the sect of the Ikkō-ikki movement that Maeda Toshiie was attempting to suppress.
Today sixteen temples remain in 1581 and are considered of great historical importance to the local people.
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仙台市 Sendai city 泉区 Izumi ward

Yamanotera Dounji 山ノ寺洞雲寺 The Mountain Temple Doun-Ji
宮城県仙台市泉区 - Miyagi, Sendai city, Izumi ward

Sakanoue no Tamuramaro spend some time as a child in this temple.
Around 820, Jigaku Daishi revitalized this Mountain Temple.
Around 1730, a priest from 輪王寺 the temple Rinno-Ji reconstructed the temple with a large compound.
. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864) .
. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro 坂上田村麻呂 (758 - 811) .

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In 1400, 祥三和尚 the priest Shozo revitalized the temple.
Every day a young couple came to help.
One day the couple told the priest they were a pair of daija 大蛇 large serpents.
The priest held special rituals for them, so they could go to the Buddhist Paradise.




....................................................................... Niigata 新潟県 　
十日町市 Tokamachi city 中条 Nakajo

. honzon no tatari 本尊の祟り the curse of the Amida Buddha statue .




....................................................................... Shimane 島根県 　
飯石郡 Iishi district

. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .
A man named 横屋 Yokoya was able to remove the bewitching of a fox.
The pries of 円通寺 the Temple Entsu-Ji also used to remove the bewitching of a fox.
Families with a healed person were not welcome and their children usually could not marry.

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....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都 　
八王子市 Hachioji city 高月町 Takatsuki town

. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
There is a painting of 布袋渡河 Hotei crossing the river at 円通寺 the Temple Entsu-Ji.
Hotei had found out that the a Tanuki had shape-shifted into the priest of 円通寺 the Temple Entsu-Ji
and had made this painting to remember the event.
When there was a fire at the temple, this painting was safe.
It is now kept as an amulet against fires at the temple storehouse.


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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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