Mudoji Mie Kuroda

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Mudooji 無動寺 Mudo-Ji, Kuroda
秀山 Hideyama (Shuzan)　密厳院 Mitsugon-In　無動寺 Mudoji

名張市黒田902 / Nabari city, Kuroda

The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O , carved by Kobo Daishi himself.
The wooden statue is 97,1 cm high

- 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 around 820 by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi
on request of 嵯峨天皇 Emperor Saga (786 - 842).
In 857, the temple was revitalized by Saint 實譽上人.
It became the Family Temple of the Lord of Iga.
At that time it had 七堂伽藍 a traditional compound with 7 buildings.
In 1581 during 伊賀乱 the Iga rebellion it burned down.
The temple treasured were evacuated to the back of the mountain.
In 1593, 恵遍僧都 Priest Eben had the temple rebuilt.
In 1658, 秀雄僧都 Priest Hideo added it to the 醍醐派 Daigo group.
In 1665, it belonged to the 名張藤堂家 Todo Clan of Nabari.
In 1859 the Temple had 13 Sub-Temples.
The Main Hall was lost during a Typhoon and rebuilt in 1756.
It lasted for more than 200 years.
It the compound are many special buildings 大師堂、閻魔堂、護摩堂、弁財天堂、宝京篋印塔.

Stone statues in the compound

The Dragon Well in the compound

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

旧暦２月１日　大般若法要
８月５日　　　施餓鬼法要

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Also on the following pilgrimages:

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 . - Nr. 53

. Iga no Kuni jun Saikoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage 伊賀国準西国三十三ヶ所観音霊場 . - Nr. 04

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

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This temple is Nr. 51 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 .

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無動寺の月やこぼれて志賀の浜
Mudooji no tsuki ya koborete Shiga no hama

the moon at Temple Mudo-Ji -
it spills on the beach
of Shiga
Tr. Gabi Greve

浜田酒堂 Hamada Sakedo

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


....................................................................... Mie 三重県　
名張市 Nabari city

shidarezakura シダレ桜 weeping cherry blossom tree
Around 1950, the weeping cherry blossom tree at 無動寺 the Temple Mudo-Ji
showed a light above it, blinking on and off.
It started two days before two parishioners of 無動寺 the Temple Mudo-Ji died.
Then it stopped.

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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