Kokubunji Mie Shiragi

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Kokubunji 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji, Shiragi
明星山 Myojozan, 国分寺 Kokubunji

亀山市白木町1221 / Kameyama city, Shiragi town

The main statue is 虚空蔵菩薩 Kokuzo Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple
なうぼう　あきゃしゃ　きゃらばや　おん　あり　きゃまり　ぼり　そわか

The temple was founded in 743 by 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu
on request of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno.
It was located at the middle of 明星岳 Mount Myojodake (549.4m)
in a forest of kashiwa 柏 oak trees.
In 815, 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi at age 42, came here to perform a fire ritual for Kokuzo Bosatsu.
In the compound was a huge kashiwa 柏 oak tree,
which Kobo Daishi used to carve a statue of Kokuzo Bosatsu.
In 戦国時代 the Periof of the Warring States, the lord of
Kannonjijo 観音寺城 the mountain castle Kannonji
大角氏 Lord Osumi gave the name 白木 Shiragi to the area.
Around 1925, the main hall and the temple kitchen were lost to fire.

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Kokuzo 虚空蔵 Akashagarbha Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva of Wisdom and Memory / "Mutterschoß des leeren Raums"

. Kokuzo Bosatsu - More in my Blog .

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

４月１３日　　　　　大会式
12月第二日曜日　　　虚空蔵菩薩護摩供養 Fire ritual for Kokuzo Bosatsu
毎月１３日　　　　　会式
十三年ごと未年　　　本尊御開帳 The Kokuzo statue is shown every 13 years.

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : google
- reference source : mieshikoku88.net/list ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Bangai 番外 Extra 02 of the pilgrimage
. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) .

. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) .

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