Hozoji Mie Hirao

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Hoozooji 宝蔵寺 Hozo-Ji, Hirao
月照山 Gesshozan　蓮光院 Renko-In　宝蔵寺 Hozoji

名張市平尾3232　 / Nabari city, Hirao

The main statue is 無量寿仏 Muryojubutsu / Amitāyus-buddha 阿彌陀仏 Amida Buddha.

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

The old name of the Temple was 平尾山蓮光院 Hiraozan Renko-In.
The temple was restored in 1604 by the senior high priest 行盛阿闍梨 Yukimori Ajari.
The records show that it was a sub-temple of 興福寺 Temple Kofuku-Ji in Nara.
Around 680, the Emperor 聖武天皇 Shomu Tenno (在位 724 - 49) had asked priest Gyoki Bosatsu 行基
to carve a statue of 法蔵阿弥陀仏 Hozo Amida Buddha.
But during the Iga Revolution in 1581, the Temple was lost in fire
and all the old records were lost.
In 1913 a small main entrance gate was rebuilt.

In the compound is koyasu Jizo Do 子安地蔵堂 a Jizo hall to protect Children.
Every year on August 19 people come here and perform 盆踊り a Bon dance.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月１２日　大般若法要
８月５日　　施餓鬼供養

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八カ所 . - Nr. 55

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

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This temple is Nr. 52 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 .

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


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老猫 the old cat
The old cat at 宝蔵寺 the Temple Hozo-Ji had transformed into a priest
and performed strange and scary rituals.

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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