Ennyoji Yakushi Koichibu

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Ennyoji 円如寺 Ennyo-Ji, Koichibu
山王山 Sannozan 薬王院 Yakuo-In 円如寺 Ennyoji

千葉県君津市小市部１２７ / Chiba, Kimitsu city, Koichibu

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai from the Momoyama period.
There is also a statue of 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon with 11 heads.
The temple was founded in 1395 by 教慶法親王 Prince Kyokei.
The present head priest is 竹井宗弘 Takei Munehiro in the 48th generation.
Takei is the child of 大塔宮護良親王 Daitonomiya Imperial Prince Moriyoshi.
At the founding time it was a sub-temple of 萬徳山入定寺 Mantokuzan Nyujo-Ji.
The temple 入定寺 Nyujo-Ji was abolished in later times.
In the Edo period, 黒田直純 Kuroda Naozumi became the lord of 留里藩主 the Ruri Domain
and the temple became his clan temple.
After the Meiji Restauration 留里城 the Ruri Castle was abolished.
The treasures of the temple were relocated.
In 1952 there was a landslide and the main hall and most other buildings were lost.
But the statue of Dainichi Nyorai was perserved.
In 1986, a new main hall was built for the statue.

In the Yakushido 薬師堂 Hall for Yakushi Nyorai there are also statues of
日光菩薩 Nikko Bosatsu, 月光菩薩 Gekko Bosatsu, 十二神将 the 12 Heavenly Generals and
yakuyoke Kobo Daishi 厄除け弘法大師 Kobo Daishi to ward off evil.
Other buildings in the compound
観音堂 a Hall for Kannon Bosatsu, 、寿老神御堂 a Hall for Jurojin,
地蔵堂 a Hall for Jizo Bosatsu and 仁王門 the Nio-Mon gate.

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shuin　朱印 stamp for Yakushi Nyorai

shuin　朱印 stamp for Kannon Bosatsu

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月１日 修正会 初護摩厳修
１月３日 新春祈祷会 新年の護摩供御札をお配り
２月３日頃 節分会・星祭り 豆まきで厄除招福
２月１５日 常楽会 涅槃図をかけて釈尊を偲びます
３月２１日 正御影供 八十八カ所お砂踏み霊場を設置 Sunafumi
４月８日 釈尊降誕会（花祭り） 甘茶を誕生仏に潅ぎます
８月１６日 大施餓鬼会 お盆、近隣寺院から僧を招いての大法要
８月２４日 地蔵盆 夏の宵、参道に灯りをともして精霊供養 Jizo Bon
９月中旬 秋彼岸・萩まつり 萩の花咲く頃、彼岸供養とバザー等の催し
11月下旬 上総第三教区成道会 教区寺院合同の行事です
12月31日 除夜の鐘 鐘を撞いて年を越します
- reference : ennyoji.jp .. -

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Also on the following pilgrimagez :

. Kanto Henro Pilgrimage 関東八十八ヶ所霊場 . Nr. 55
. Kazusa Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 . - Nr. 13
. New Kazusa 33 Kannon 新上総國三十三観音霊場 / 新上総国三十三観音 New Kazusa 33 Kannon . - Nr. 08
上総の七福神霊場　Kazusa Seven Gods of Good Luck - 寿老神 Juronin
東国花の寺　百ケ寺　千葉 100 Templew with Flowers in the Eastern Provinces - Nr. 8

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : ennyoji.jp ...
- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 13 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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. Temples with legends .

. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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