Gokurakuji Temple Legends

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Gokurakuji 極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji Temple Legends

There are many temples with the name Gokuraku-Ji "Paradise Temple".

極楽寺 Temple Gokuraku-Ji in Kamakura was founded by 勝賢僧正 Saint Shoken (1138 - 1196)

. Shinsho Gokuraku-Ji 真正極楽寺 / 真如堂 Shinnyo-Do . - Kyoto
and a legend about 慈覚大師 Priest Jigaku Daishi.

. Kuhonji 九品寺 Temple Kuhon-Ji . - Kamakura
and Yoshisada Nitta　新田義貞 (1302-1338) at Gokuraku-Ji

. Nankatsu Henro 南葛八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage in South Katsushika, Tokyo .
61 極楽寺（葛飾区堀切2-25-21）

. Togoku Henro Pilgrimage　東国八十八ヵ所霊場　 .
83 普明山成就院（鎌倉市極楽寺1-1-5） - Fudo

. Yamaguchi 18 Fudo Doji Temples 十八不動童子 .
14 極楽寺 岩国市周東町上久原神幡


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....................................................................... Aichi 愛知県　
知多郡 Chita district 南知多町 Minami-Chita town 藤嶋 Fujishima

Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 1000 arms
. Susa no koji 須佐の古寺, now Temple Gokuraku-Ji .




....................................................................... Gunma 群馬県 　
前橋市 Maebashi city 亀里町 Kamesato town

. kitsune no yome-iri, kitsune no yomeiri　狐の嫁入り "the fox taking a bride" .
On a rainy evening, a fox parade with lanterns to lead a bride was seen in the back of 極楽寺 the Temple Gokuraku-Ji.
They walked to roosugi 老杉 the old cedar tree in the school yard and suddenly disappeared.
It seems the fox parade always disappears if people try to observe it.

Gokurakuji, Gunma, Maebashi, Kamesatomachi



....................................................................... Nagano 長野県　
更級郡 Sarashina district 千曲市 Chikuma city

hebi no makura ishi 蛇枕石 pillow stone of a serpent

When building a garden for 前田家 the Maeda family they moved a stone from the nearby pond 猪の平の池 to the garden.
It begun to rain immediately and did not stop.
They were told that this stone was the pillow for the daija 大蛇 huge serpent which lived in the pond.
They should bring it back to the pond or offer it to 極楽寺 the Temple Gokurku-Ji.
The Maeda family decided to offer it to the Temple Gokuraku-Ji.
. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .

極楽寺の蛇枕石(千曲市) - reference source : ameblo.jp/nagano-travel/entry... -

Gokuraku-Ji - 814, Inariyama, Chikuma, Nagano


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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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