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Saikooin 西光院 Saiko-In, Totsuka
青龍山 Seiryozan 西光院 Saikoin 傳福寺 Denpuku-Ji

埼玉県川口市戸塚2-6-29 / Saitama, Kawaguchi city, Totsuka

The temple was founded in 1573 by Saint 叡雅上人.
He was on a pilgrimage and rested below oosugi 大杉 a big pine tree.
He felt the power of the area and built a small hut to stay there.
He took the name of 杉本坊 Priest Sugimoto.
In 1593 he came here again and put a statue of 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O in the main hall.
In 1624, 長雅上人 Saint Nagamasa built 薬師堂 a hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

In the compound is 西光院閻魔像 a statue of Enma, the King of Hell.

In the compound is a statue of Pokkuri Yakushi ぽっくり薬師 Yakushi to help with a sudden death.

In the compound is a hall for 弁財天堂 Benten.

The temple is on the pilgrimage for Kawaguchi Shichifukujin 川口七福神 the Seven Gods of Good Luck.
Around the hall are seven stone markers representing the Seven Gods.

A stone marker for things not allowed to come in :
「狐狸妖怪不許入山門」 foxes, tanuki badgers, monsters

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shuin　朱印 stamp of Benten

ema 絵馬 votive tablets


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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

- reference : saikouin.com/events ... -

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Musashi no Kuni 武蔵国八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Temples . - Nr. 51

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- - - - - Homepage of the Temple
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- reference source : raifuku.net/junrei/busou ... -
- reference source : hanaetabi.fc2web.com/hudou/index ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This Temple is Nr. 22 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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. Temples with legends .

. Kita Adachi 88 Fudo Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 .

. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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