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. Mie Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .
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Joorokuji 丈六寺 Joroku-Ji, Joroku
多寶山 Tahozan　釈迦院 Shaka-In 丈六寺 Jorokuji

名張市赤目町丈六529　 / Mie, Nabari city, Akame town, Joroku

The main statue is 釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai.
. 釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai - Introduction .

- Chant of the temple
なうまく　さんまんんだ　ぼだなんばく

The temple was founded in 702 by 妙光比丘 the Nun Myoko.

It was one of the four sub-temples of 室生寺 the Temple Muro-Ji.
In the beginning it contained the seven buildings of a great temple.
In 1165, it became even larger.
In 1291, the 五輪塔 Gorinto stone pagoda was built.
In 1597, the main hall was re-built. The present-day main hall dates from 1792.
The old mountain name was 日光山 Nikkozan. Now it is Tahozan.

In the compound is a stone marker with the inscription:
「弘法大師霊場 Sacred place dedicated to Kobo Daishi」and
「女人高野北門」the North-Gate of Koyasan for the Ladies.
In the compound are six stone statues of 福寿延命地蔵 Jizo Bosatsu for a long life.

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名張市 Joroku-Ji Nabari city - 丈六寺の五輪塔 Gorinto Stone Pagoda with 5 elements

The Gorinto dates from the Kamakura period (around 1330).
It is a cultural property of Mie prefecture.
It is said to be in memory of 良弁僧正 Priest Roben (680 - 773).
Roben was the founder of Temple 東大寺 Todai-Ji in Nara.
. source :iga-younet.co.jp... .

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 . - Nr. 49

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- source : google 丈六寺 .
- reference source : mieshikoku88.net/list ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 48 of the pilgrimage

. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

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丈六寺観音様の目に青葉
Joroku-Ji Kannon sama no me ni aoba

前田拓治 Maeda Takuji

. WKD : kigo for early summer : 青葉 aoba .

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. Temples with legends .

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

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