Jizo Do Hall Legends

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Jizoodoo 地蔵堂 Jizo-Do Hall Legends

箭先地蔵堂 Sensaki Jizo Do Hall - Sekigahara
岐阜県不破郡関ケ原町大字藤下275-2 / Gifu Fuwa district, Toge

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yotsugi Jizo Do 世継地蔵堂 "Heir Jizo Hall"

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....................................................................... Aichi 愛知県 　
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知多郡 Chita district 美浜町 Mihama town

Sakashimagawa Jizo 逆しま川地蔵尊 Jizo Bosatsu from River Sakashima
Once upon a time, an old woman from 北奥田 Kita-Okada had a dream:
"If you built 地蔵堂 a Jizo Do Hall at the place where the river runs upside down, your family will be for ever prosperous!"
They found a place where the water was running upside down and built a hall to venerate Jizo Bosatsu.
The water of the river went back to flow normally.
The family of the old woman became prosperous.
Washing with the water of such a river will take away warts.
. ibotori 疣取り / イボ取り / いぼとり take away warts .
There are many rivers named Sakagawa 逆川（さかがわ、さかさがわ、さかさまがわ) "river flowing upside down" - - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !




....................................................................... Aomori 青森県　
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Sometimes the farmers hear the sound of the door of 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall open and close,
sometimes at the temple there is the sound of someone using water in the kitchen ...
If this happens, a parishioner of the temple has died.




....................................................................... Fukushima 福島県　
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いわき市 Iwaki city 四倉町 Yotsukura town

hanatori Jizo 鼻取地蔵 / 鼻取り地蔵 Jizo picking his nose
During the rice planting season, the statue of Hanatori Jizo 鼻取地蔵 Jizo picking his nose changes into a young man to help the farmers.
The fields below 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Halll are called
Jizo Sama no Ta 地蔵様の田 fields of Venerable Jizo sama.
The farmers never use fertilizer or horses in these fields.
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Once a boy helped with rice planting, but the farmer chided it for picking its nose too often.
There came another child and helped instead with the work.
When the farmer wanted to thank this child and searched for it,
he found small dirty footprints on the slope up to 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall.
Jizo had come to help and the farmer was very greatful.




....................................................................... Ibaraki　茨城県　
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利根町 Tone town

mabiki no ema 間引きの絵馬 votive tabled for Mabiki
At 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall in the remains of 布川城址 Fukawa castle there is 絵馬 an ema votive tablet for Mabiki.
If the amulet is reflected in the sliding door, it shows horns on the head of the woman.
At the side stands 地蔵様 Jizo Bosatsu, crying.
. mabiki 間引き "thinning out".




....................................................................... Iwate 岩手県 　
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花巻市 Hanamaki city 石鳥谷町 Ishidoriya town

akagozuka 赤子塚 Mound for a baby
寺林村光林寺 the Temple Korin-Ji の西の道、地蔵堂側にある杉の木辺りは四畳敷ほどの高さとなっていた。大興寺 the Temple Daiko-Ji の和尚がここを通りかかると古塚の中から経文を読むような赤子の声が聞こえてきた。塚を掘ると赤子は生きていて、和尚が育てるととても優秀で跡を継ぐことになった。後の名は如幻和尚 Priest Nyogen という。
また埋まっていた塚を Akagozuka 赤子塚 or Nyogenzuka 如幻塚という。




....................................................................... Osaka 大阪府 　
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. hoosoo 疱瘡 伝説 Hoso - Legends about Smallpox .
In the 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall in Central Osaka they sell an ema 絵馬 votive tablet by
Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo 鎮西八郎為朝 / Minamoto no Tametomo (源為朝).
People buy it and hang it at the front door. This will prevent children from getting smallpox.
A ema 絵馬 votive tablet with Tametomo driving out the demons, depicted as 疱瘡神 Hosogami.
This amulet was quite popular when an epidemy of smallpox occured, before the Meiji period.
. Minamoto no Tametomo (源為朝) (1139 – 1170) .




....................................................................... Shimane 島根県 　
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浜田市 Hamada city 蛭子町 Ebisu town

migawari Jizo 身代り地藏
大喧嘩の末、妻を切り殺した夫が翌朝起きると、妻は何事もなかったかのようにしている。地蔵堂へ行ってみると、地蔵尊が袈裟掛けに切られて血を流していた。身代わり地蔵が妻の身代わりになってくれたのであった。




....................................................................... Shizuoka 静岡県 　
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田方郡 Tagata district 中伊豆町 Nakaizu town

taki no nushi 滝の主 the master of the waterfall

The master of Banjo no taki 万城の滝 the Banjo Waterfall at 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall is aka-ushi 赤牛 a red bull.

. Legends about the Red Cow, Red Bull 赤牛と伝説 aka-ushi, akaushi .


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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
40 地蔵堂 collecting ( 8)

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