Shitennoji Temple Legends

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Shitennoji 四天王寺 Shitenno-Ji Legends

. Shitennoji 四天王寺 Temple Shitenno-Ji - Introduction .

. sange 散華 "scattered blossom" amulets from Shitenno-Ji .

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....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 　
東山区 Kitayama ward

Once a poor mother left her child at the temple.
The high priest took care of it and it became a priest.
To search for his real parents, he begun to preach every day at 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji.
Finally he could find his mother, who had gone blind.
He made offerings to Sanbo Shoten 三宝諸天 all the gread deities of hte three treasures
and oh wonder, his mother could see again.




....................................................................... Osaka 大阪府 　

Shitenno-Ji no nanafushigi 四天王寺七不思議 the seven wonders of Shitenno-Ji
. Shitenno-Ji no nanafushigi .
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Shitennoji no Koshindo 庚申堂 the Koshin Hall at Shitenno-Ji
At 庚申堂 the Hall for Koshin there was a special ritual on the day of Koshin in the seventh month.
The last Koshin Day in December was also special.
If people came to the Koshin Hall naked to pray, they would be healed from bed wetting.
Therefore many men came just wearing their underwear.
. kooshin 庚申伝説 Legends about the Koshin Cult .

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大阪市 Osaka city

. Master Carver Hidari Jingoro 左甚五郎 at the Temple .

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. gama 蝦蟇と伝説 Legends about toads .
In March of 784, the first year of the regency of 桓武天皇 Emperor Kanmu Tenno (735 – 806)
20000 gama 蝦蟇 toads came to the shore at 難波 Nanba and walked to 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji.
After showing their respect, the animals scattered in the area.

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大阪市 Osaka city 天王寺区 Tennoji ward

. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals / Regenzauber .
In the West of 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji there is a pond.
During a drought the water can all disappear.
After a rain ritual, it will soon start to rain.

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ishi to ka shita ushi 石と化した牛 an ox turned stone
During the construction of 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji the stones were transported by ushiguruma 牛車 ox carts.
When the buildings were completed, one ox turned into stone.
Its statue is now verenated in a small sanctuary in the South of the main temple.

. ushi 牛と伝説 Legends about ox, bull, cow . . .

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Moriya no basson 守屋の末孫 the descendants of Moriya

The descendants of、物部守屋 Mononobe Moriya (? - 587) are still living
near the Eastenr Gate of 四天王寺 the Temple Shitenno-Ji.
During the rituals of the death of Shotoku Taishi on February 22 (old lunar calendar)
they come down from 六時堂 the Hall Rokujido, wearing a formal court dress.

Mononobe no Moriya (物部 守屋, died 587) was an Ō-muraji,
a high-ranking clan head position of the ancient Japanese Yamato state,
having inherited the position from his father Mononobe no Okoshi.
Like his father, he was a devoted opponent of Buddhism,
which had recently been introduced to Japan from the continent.
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. seiryuu ike 青竜池 the pond of the Azure Dragon .
and kamei no mizu 亀井の水, where fresh water from the Turtle Well always flows.

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. Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子 - Legends .

Shotoku Taishi no fue 聖徳太子の笛 the flute of Prince Shotoku Taishi
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龍笛 / 高麗笛 （京不見御笛 （きょうみず））
Ryuteki Flute / Komabue Flute (Kyomizu-no-Ofue).
Legend had it that Prince Shōtoku Taishi was once playing the flute while riding on a horse when, suddenly,
a mountain god charmed by the melody appeared before him in the shape of a monkey and improvised a dance.
The monkey-face mask still used by the dancer could thus be taken as evidence
that the bugaku piece is a depiction of this scene.
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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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