Zenchoji Yakushi Unama

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Zenchooji 全長寺 Zencho-Ji, Misato
鉄城山 Tetsujozan 全長寺 Zenkoji

宮崎県東臼杵郡美郷北郷区宇納間１ / Miyazak, Higashi-Usuki district, Misato ward, Unama

The main statue is 釈迦牟尼仏 Shakamuni Buddha.

The temple is located at the top of 鉄城山 Mount Tetsujosan.
bunkazai 文化財 cultural property of the town:
Unama Jizo Son 宇納間地蔵尊 Jizo statue from Unama

Some say,
the statue of Jizo has been carved by 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu with a method called
ittoo sanrai 一刀三礼 carving one part and praying three times
. Gyooki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu (668 - 749) .

But
In the Heian period, Priest Shogan 正岸僧都 from the Tendai Sect walked all over Japan
and also came to this region. He used the wood from a local tree to carve a statue of Jizo Bosatsu.
Later 地蔵堂 a Jizo Hall was built at 鉄城山 Mount Tetsujosan for this statue.
The Jizo statue is called hikiri Jizo son 火切り地蔵尊 "Jizo extinguishing a fire".
About 200 years ago, there was a fire in Edo. The Lord of Nobeoka prayed
and suddenly a priest appeared on the roof calling
mizu o sosogu koto ooame no gotoshi 水を注ぐこと大雨のごとし spreading water is like a strong rain
This stopped the fire.

The statue of Jizo is shown once in 60 years.
. - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - Introduction - .

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Jizo statue in the compound

- reference source : town.miyazaki-misato.lg.jp -

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

Unama Jizo Taisai 宇納間地蔵大祭 Great Jizo Festival of Unama - January 23, 24, 25.
Another festival is held on Day 24 of January, June and September.
- reference : town.miyazaki-misato.lg.jp ... -

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : hakataboy.com/temple ...
- source : oyakushi.com ...
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 21 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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