Heisenji Yakushi Ueno

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Heisenji 平仙寺 Heisen-Ji, Ueno
平山山 Heisenzan 平仙寺 Heisenji

長崎県諫早市上野町 / Nagasaki, Isahaya city, Ueno town

The Yakushi statue is a local cultural treasure.
The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.

- Chant of the temple
ひらやまの医王の慈悲をおろがみて今も変わらぬ法の灯てらす

The temple was founded in 1588 by 堯珍法師 Priest Gyochin.
During the upheavel of the Christians in Nagasaki it was burned down.
Gyochin saved two arrows and fled to 島原領湯江 Shimabara Yue.
Hh founded a retreat in 船越村 Funakoshi village, where he founded a temple named
平山山平等院平仙寺 Heisenzan Byodo-In Heisen-Ji.
It became the family temple of 諫早家 the Isahaya clan.
There were also many small Shinto Shrines in the compound.
During 明治維新 the Meiji Restauration Shrines and Temples were sepatated
and the influence of the Isahaya clan waned.
The temple could only keep 4 small Sub-Temples.
Then there was a fire and only one small hall survived.
In 1945 there was a land reform and the temple lost all its fields.
In 1967 亮締師 could buy back some of the land and built 本堂 a new Main Hall.
The head priest family is now in the 27th generation.

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

修正会（しゅしょうえ）／1月1日 - Shuni-E
初護摩供（はつごまく）／1月28日 - first fire ritual
春彼岸法要（はるひがんほうよう）／3月 - Spring equinox ritual
施餓鬼会（せがきえ）／8月1日 - Segaki-E ritual
秋彼岸法要（あきひがんほうよう）／9月 - Autumn equinex ritual
護摩供修法（ごまくしゅうほう）／毎月28日 - Fire ritual, every month on the 28th
- reference : heisenji.com/event ... -

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

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This temple is Nr. 34 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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