Shofukuji Mie Takakura

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Shoofukuji 正福寺 Shofuku, Takakura
雨華山 Yuhazan 観音院 Kannon-In　正福寺 Shofuku-Ji

三重県 伊賀市東高倉1148 / Mie, Iga city, Higashi-Takakura

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
おん　あみりた　ていぜい　からうん

The temple was founded in the Kamakura period around 1320,
Around 1580 it burned down.
During an earthquake in 1853, many buildings were distroyed.
The main statue was kept in a store house until about 1930.
In 1979, the parishioners and villagers had the main hall built again,
to house the statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai with 舟底型光背 a boat-shaped halo.
At his side are statues of 勢至菩薩 Seishi Bosatsu and 観世音菩薩 Kannon Bosatsu.
In the compound is 大師堂 a hall for Kobo Daishi.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月８日　　　初祈祷　護摩祈祷供
２月節分の日　節分会　厄除祈祷　星まつり
７月８日　　　厄除きゅうり封じ
毎月２１日　　弘法大師御影供 Memorial ritual for Kobo Daishi - every month on the 21st
春秋彼岸供養　無縁仏供養

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 . - Nr. 13

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

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This temple is Nr. 35 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) .

. Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来 .

. 星宿山 Seishukuzan 千手院 Senju-In 正福寺 Shofukuji - Kanagawa, Yokohama .

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


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

. kujira 鯨 whale, Walfisch .
The history of the Shima region is recorded in 志州天朗峰福寺縁起,
kept at Aominezan 青峯山 正福寺 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.




....................................................................... Yamagata 山形県　
鶴岡市 Tsuruoka city 下川 Shimokawa

. 航海神 Kokaishin Deities of Seafarers .
The Temple 善宝寺 Zenpo-Ji in Tsuruoka is famous from Tohoku to Kanto as a place to pray for a good catch.
In Mie it is the Temple 青峯山正福寺 Aonominezan 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 portector deity of fishermen and sailors at Shofuku-Ji.
Kujira Shusse Kannon 鯨山出現観音




....................................................................... 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 deity 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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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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