Eifukuji Mie Hinachi

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Eifukuji 永福寺 Eifuku-Ji, Shimo-Hinachi
高照山 Koshozan, 普門院 Fumon-In, 永福寺 Eifukuji

名張市下比奈知1978 / Nabari city, Shimo-Hinachi

The Kannon statue is 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu with 11 Faces.

- Chant of the temple
おん　まか　きゃろにきゃ　そわか

The temple was founded in 725 by 徳道上人 Saint Tokudo.
It has 七堂伽藍 a complete temple compound with seven buildings.
Most buildings burned down during a fire in 1590.

A rich man named 下比奈知の氏次 Shimohinachi no Ujitsugu revived the temple.
He had copies made of the statues from 長谷寺 the Temple Hasedera in Nara :
十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon and the side-statues of 天照皇大神 Amaterasu Omikami and 春日大神 Kasuga Okami.
In 1712, the temple was revitalized.
Around 1800 the temple declined and was then revitalized by 鈴木賢瑞 Suzuki Kenzui.

The Temple Store House has many statues:
十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon, 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai, 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai,、
聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi,、聖観音 Sho-Kannon Bosatsu,、不動明王 Fudo Myo-O, 五大明王 Five Great Fudo,
弘法大師 Kobo Daishi and 興教大師 Kakuban Kogyo Daishi (1095 - 1143).

The roof of the temple is called mukuriyane 起り屋根 Mukuri Yane, "Raised Roof".
This is a special type of raised roof often seen in Kyoto.

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A Mukuri-yane is a style of roof that curves down along the eaves
and was popular among the aristocracy in Kyoto for the soft impression it gave.
The people of Kyoto would pay special care to the height of their roofs,
and this custom spread to the people of Kumagawa as well.
. source : on-the-trip.net/indices ... .

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月７日　　　　　初祈祷、大護摩供
旧暦１月１７日　　大般若会、厄除祈願
旧暦２月初午の日　初午祈願会
４月第２日曜日　　仏生会、水子供養
８月７日　　　　　施餓鬼会
８月１７日　　　　精霊送り万灯会

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

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This temple is Nr. 45 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) .

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


....................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県　
神戸市 Kobe city 兵庫区 Hyogo ward

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
Every morning the body of the dragon on the gate of 永福寺 the Temple Eifuku-Ji was all wet.
The dragon would go off to the nearby beach and swim.
To keep him in place, an iron wire was placed around him.

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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