Gokurakuji Mie Ichinoi

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Gokurakuji 極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji, Ichinoi
西境山 Nishisakaizan 大徳院 Daitoku-In 極楽寺 Gokurakuji

名張市赤目町一ノ井412 / Nabari city, Akame town, Ichinoi

The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.
The Kannon Statue is 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon.

- Chant of the temple
なうまく　さんまんだ　ばざらだん　せんだん　まかろしゃだ　
そわたや　うんたらた　かんまん

The temple was founded in 1190 by 道観長者 Priest Dokan.
Every year on the 12th day of the third month, the ritual of o-mizu tori お水取り "fetching water"
takes place. The huge taimatsu 松明 torches come from Ichinoi and are carried to
奈良二月堂 the Nigatsu-Do Hall in Nara for the fire ritual.

The present main hall was built in 1888.
The temple has many old books.

In the compound are many old trees, one is sanko no matsu 三鈷の松, a trident pine
with special leaves like
a kongosho 金剛杵 vajra pestle.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月１日　　　修正会
１月１８日　　初祈祷
１月２０日　　大般若会
２月１１日　　松明調整(おたいまつ作り)
３月１０日　　松明調進法要(道観まつり)調進祈願
３月１２日　　松明送り(二月堂へ徒歩で奉納)
８月１日　　　大施餓鬼会
１１月２８日　家内安全・諸願成就大護摩法会

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Also on the following pilgrimages :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 . 第五十番 Nr. 50

伊賀準西国霊場第二番 - Nr. 02
. reference nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... ... .

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

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This temple is Nr. 49 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) .

. Fudo Myo-O 不動明王 .

. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) .

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. Temples with legends .

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

. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .

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