. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .
. Buddhist Temples and their Legends .
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .
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former 26 元26 Jigenji 慈眼寺 Jigen-Ji, Sugitani
久国山 Kyukokuzan 慈眼寺 Jigenji
The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.
- Chant of the temple
杉まねく峯の嵐や谷川のおともあまねきみのりなるらん
Wind from the peak that shakes the cedars,
the sound of the river flowing in the valley,
all of this will bring new life for sure.
Seiyōzakki Records 勢陽雑記
The predecessor to Jigen-ji was a temple called 観音寺 Kannon-ji,
which stood in the northwest from a village of Sugitani valley.
It was a famous temple belonging to Tendai sect of Buddhism.
But after it was burned by the troops of Oda Nobunaga (later regarded as the first “Great Unifier” of Japan)
in the second half of 16th Century, the temple has moved to the village’s precinct.
In the 19th Century, Meiji government’s law of the separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (shinbutsu bunri)
and the Grand Council of State’s proclamation of abolition of Buddhism
led to anti-Buddhist movement in Japan.
As a result temples that stood in Sugitani village: 観音寺 Kannon-ji, 引接寺 Injō-ji and 円導寺 Endō-ji
were merged into one temple called Kannon-ji.
観音堂 Kannon-dō hexagonal hall which stands on the mountain was also included as Kannon-ji’s inner sanctuary.
Some time later, the Grand Council of State ordered the closing of the temples
which did not have an abbot or there were no official supporters.
Kannon-ji lacked both of them and as a result it had to be closed.
The main statue was moved to 照源寺 Shōgen-ji in Kuwana.
Kannon-ji was a temple with a long history and big community of worshipers.
They were saddened to lose it and decided to raise funds for the reconstruction of their temple.
Next they found a temple in Uji Yamada called Jigen-ji.
It was allowed to operate, but was about to be closed soon.
Thanks to the efforts of people from Sugitani village,
Jigen-ji agreed to pass the name to Kannon-ji and by doing so giving a chance for it to be reconstructed.
An official allowance from the prefectural government was issued in December 1887 and Kannon-ji was reborn as Jigen-ji.
The condition of the 250 years old Main Hall of Kannon-ji was very poor and it had to be rebuilt.
In September 2000 construction works have finished
and a ceremony to commemorate the completion of the new Hall was held.
The main statues of Jigen-ji: 阿弥陀如来 Buddha Amida (Buddha of Infinite Light) and
Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) are both main statues of the old Kannon-ji
and they were both made in the beginning of 13th Century.
The plate which hangs at the Main Hall and has the temple’s name written on it
is also an old plate used for centuries in Kannon-ji temple.
- source : isekannon.jp .. jigenji ..
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- reference source : isekannon.jp/english ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -
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This temple is former Nr. 26 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .
. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .
. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
....................................................................... Nagano 長野県
伊那市 Ina city
tanuki たぬき
昔、話者の家を建て替える前のある晩、祖父母は一番奥の部屋におり、話者たち子供はそこでご飯を食べていて、両親は火端で仕事をしていた。慈眼寺という寺があり大木があったが、両親がその木の倒れる音を聞いたと血相を変えて部屋に来たが、誰もその音を聞いていなかった。たぬきが囲炉裏のきわまで来て、尻尾で柱や床を叩いたりして父母を騙したのだという。
. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
....................................................................... Saitama 埼玉県
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さいたま市 Saitama city 西区 Nishi ward
happyaku bikuni 八百比丘尼 a nun for 800 years
武蔵国足立郡水波田村 In the Adachi district, at the temple 慈眼寺 Jigen-Ji,
there was a huge enoki 榎 nettle tree cut down, the open cut covering a huge size of the ground.
This tree had been planted by a Happyaku Bikuni nun from 若狭 Wakasa.
When the villagers dug deeper, they found the statue of Jizo Bosatsu in a stone box,
with an inscription dating to 大化元年 the year 645.
This Bikuni must have lived for more than 1000 years.
. bikuni densetsu 比丘尼 伝説 Legends about Buddhist nuns .
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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
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. Temples with legends .
. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .
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