Shofukuji Yakushi Tsuchibashi

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Shoofukuji 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji, Tsuchibashi
医王山 Iozan　法徳院 Hotoku-In 正福寺 Shofukuji

川崎市宮前区土橋6丁目2-8 / Kawasaki city, Miyamae ward, Tsuchibashi

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The temple was founded by 阿闍梨了廓 Ajari Ryokan.
In 1752 it was revitalized.
Around 1840 it burned down, together with 第六天社 Shrines nearby.
It was later rebuilt at its present location.

- - - - - In the compound
馬頭観音 - 1827年（文政10年）建立の刻像塔 Bato Kannon
馬頭観音 - 1841年（天保12年）建立の文字塔道標を兼ね、南大山道、東二子道、北登戸道、西王禅寺道と刻まれている
馬頭観音 - 1855年（安政2年）建立の刻像塔 Bato Kannon

庚申塔 - 1747年（延享4年）建立の青面金剛刻像塔
地神塔 - 1872年（明治5年）建立の文字塔
六地蔵 - 1972年（昭和47年）建立の「延命地蔵尊」ほか。
巡拝塔 - 1869年（明治2年）建立
。 句碑 - 1974年（昭和49年）建立の内野琴月句碑
無縫塔 - 1797年（寛政9年）建立。「権律師法印宗珠霊位」
。 石庭

Bunkazai 文化財 cultural properties
薬師如来立像 - 本尊。作年不詳の一木造り Statue of Yakushi Nyorai
日光・月光菩薩立像 - 本尊脇侍。江戸時代作の寄せ木造り Statues of Nikko and Gekko Bosatsu.
阿弥陀如来像 - 木造、台座に1695年（元禄8年）の墨書銘 Statue of Amida Nyorai

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

正月、5月、9月 護摩
4月8日 花祭り
8月12日 施餓鬼会

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Tama Seven Yakushi Pilgrimage 多摩七薬師霊場 . - Nr. 3

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : wikipedia
- source : inage yakushi .

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This temple is Nr. 03 of the pilgrimage
. Inage 7 Yakushi Temples 稲毛七薬師霊場 .

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


....................................................................... Fukushima 福島県 　
郡山市 Koriyama city 湖南町 Konan town

. Legends about Jizo Bosatsu - 地蔵菩薩 .
Jizo sama no tatari 地蔵さまの祟り the curse of Jizo
There are 六地蔵 six Jizo statues.
Around 1820 they became a problem in their location
and were relocated to the Temple 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji.
Soon a fever disease started in the area.
So the statues were brought to their old location
and soon the fever epidemic stopped.




....................................................................... Mie 三重県 　
鳥羽市 Toba city 松尾町 Matsuo town

The history of the Shima region is recorded in 志州天朗峰福寺縁起, kept at the temple Shofuku-Ji.
Once a statue of 十一面観音像 Kannon Bosatsu with 11 faces came riding on kujira 鯨魚 a whale.
She became the shugoshin 守護神 protector deity of fishermen and sailors.
鯨山出現観音 Kujira Shusse Kannon
. Kujira - legends and toys with whales .




....................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県 　
韮崎市 Nirasaki city 大草町 Okusa town

. kadomatsu 門松と伝説 Legends about pine decorations .
The Zen temple 正福寺 Shofuku-Ji has a Yakushi Do Hall.
On the New Year's night, the Yakushi in this hall had to go out to take a pee.
He stumbled in the dark and hit his eye on a branch of the pine decoration, thus becoming blind.
Now there is never a pine decoration for the New Year at this temple.

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