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Kangakuji 勧学寺 Kangaku-Ji, Yata
走井山 Hashiriizan, 勧学寺 Kangakuji
The Kannon statue is 千手観音 Senju Kannon with 100 arms.
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According to the legend Kangaku-ji was founded in the times of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (724-749)
by 行基菩薩 Gyōki (668-749), a famous monk who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners.
Until 16th Century the temple was located at the bottom of the 走井山 Mount Hashirii on its northern side.
The main statue of Kangaku-ji is a statue originally enshrined at 海善寺 Kaizen-ji,
a temple which was located in the same area, and moved after Kaizen-ji was closed.
The statue representing Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon) is 165.3cm high
and believed to be made in the 11th Century.
矢田市郎左右衛門 Yata Ichirōsaemon, a 16th Century Lord of 矢田城主 Yata Castle,
was known for a strong religious devotion towards this Kannon.
His castle, which was home for Yata clan, used to stand at the top of the Mount Hashirii.
But after the troops of Oda Nobunaga attacked the castle in 1577,
the head of the clan Yata Toshimoto was forced to commit suicide and the castle turned to ruin.
According to the historical records, Kangaku-ji was moved to the former location of Yata Castle
somewhere between 1615 and 1624.
A very religious man named 半弥 Hanya, a vassal to the Lord of Mino province 本多忠政 Honda Tadamasa,
donated a large gold coin and helped the temple change its place from the bottom of the mountain to the top.
The temple complex was finally rebuilt at the new place in the second half of the 17th Century,
at the times when 松平定重 Matsudaira Sadashige (1644-1717) was in charge of Kuwana province.
Between 1870 and 1880 the temple was closed and all the buildings fell into ruin.
But thanks to the local community of believers, Kangaku-ji was rebuilt and reopened once again.
Since then it became famous for a dragon painting on the sealing of the Main Hall
and the large size votive tablet.
The dragon is called 水飲み龍 “Water Drinking Dragon” and according to the legend
it used to sneak out and break the nearby houses in search for water.
People had enough of him and nailed him down to the sealing.
Even though the color of the painting has faded and it is hard to recognize the shape,
but the nail holes are still traceable.
Kangaku-ji temple’s complex consists of: the Main Hall,
太子堂 Taishi Hall (Hall devoted to Prince Shōtoku, originally from 1764-1772, rebuilt in 1991),
地蔵堂 Jizō Hall (Hall of Jizō – Bodhisattva who looks over children, travelers and the underworld),
the 鐘楼堂 Bell Tower, 庚申塚 Kōshin mound (a mound devoted to Shōmen Kongō – deity who protects against diseases),
the 仏足石 Stone with Buddha’s Footprints (made in 17th or 18th Century).
The main statue of Senju Kannon and the Stone with Buddha’s Footprints
are both designated as a Mie Prefecture Cultural Properties.
Every year on the 9th and 10th of August a ritual called 十日観音 Tōka Kannon (Kannon of the 10th day)
is held and many believers gather to participate in the prayer.
- source : isekannon.jp .. kangakuji
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Also on the following pilgrimage :
Mie Shikoku 88 Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場
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This temple is Nr. 31 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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