Anpukuji Yakushi Tsutsumi

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Anpukuji 安福寺 Anpuku-Ji, Tsutsumi
日輪山 Nichirinzan 水堂安福寺 Mizudo Anpukuji

佐賀県杵島郡白石町堤３１４４ / Saga, Kishima district, Shiroishi town, Tsutsumi

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple

- - - - - Legend knows this:
During the regency of 聖武天皇の代 （724 - 749） Emperor Shomu Tenno
a hunter shot at a white deer. The deer run away, leaving a bright golden shine.
On the spot they found a stone statue of Kannon Bosatsu, with an arrow in her stomach.
The hunter regreted his deed and became a monk, using the name 法弓 Hokyu
and built a hut for his prayers and rituals.
When 高倉天皇 Emperor Takakura Tenno (1161 - 1181) was ill, he had reimu 霊夢 an oracle dream:
Kannon Bosatsu appeared to him:
"If you drink the water from the Temple Anpuku-Ji in Saga, you will be healed."
The Eemperor ordered 平重盛 Taira no Shigemori to go there and get the water.
The Emperor was soon healed and now ordered a large temple to be built there.

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Special halls in the compound
観音堂 Kannondo Hall
薬師堂 Yakushido Hall
. 霊水堂 Reisuido Hall for the sacred water .

- - - 松尾芭蕉の句碑 Haiku Stone for Matsuo Basho
老の名のありとも知らで四十雀
oite no na no ari to mo shirade shijuu kara

- source : mizudou.com/s_mizudou ..

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- - - - - Yearly festivals
初薬師縁日
出水法要
観音堂御開帳
- reference source : mizudou.com/gyouji -

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

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This temple is Nr. 38 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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