Eishoji Yakushi Toyoda

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Eishooji 永勝寺 Eisho-Ji, Toyoda
柳坂山 Ryubanzan 永勝寺 Eishoji

福岡県久留米市山本町豊田2155 / Fukuoka, Kurume city, Yamamoto town, Toyoda

The Yakushi statue is one of the three famous Yakushi Nyorai statues. 日本三薬師.
The others are in 出雲の一畑 Izumo no Ichihata and「伊予の山田」Iyo no Yamada.
. Three famous regional Yakushi Temples .

The temple was founded in 680.
It was founded with the prayer request to heal the empress.
On the way up to the main building there is a huge sugi 杉 pine tree.
The two statues of the 仁王像 the Nio guardians at the gate.
In the compound are 6 statues of Jizo Bosatsu, where people came to pray
for healing from hyakunichizeki 百日咳whooping cough.
In the compound is a statue of 文殊菩薩 Monju Bosatsu, the Buddha of Wisdom.
Many trees bring lovely autumn colors to the compound.

In the compound are stone Buddha statues and some Arhats
from the group of gohyaku rakan 五百羅漢 Fivehundred Arhats.
Carp streamers are hung among them in May to pray for the healthy upbringing of children.

In the compound is a large sugi 大杉 pine tree, an itchoo 銀杏 gingko tree of about 300 years old
and a lot of trees with red leaves in Autumn, around November 20.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : welcome-kurume.com/spots ...
- source : oyakushi.com ...
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 47 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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