. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .
. Buddhist Temples and their Legends .
. Mie Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .
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Zenpukuji 善福寺 Zenpuku-Ji, Yakuoji
吉祥山 Kichishozan 白性院 Hakusho-In 善福寺 Zenpukuji
The main statue is 招福毘沙門天王 Shofuku Bishamonten for Good Luck.
- Chant of the temple
おん ばいしら まんだや そわか
The temple was founded in 1570 by 空誉上人 Saint Kuyo.
A wooden ceremony board in the main hall has an inscription of 1481.
During an attack of Oda Nobunaga in Ise, the temple burned down.
But the main statue was saved.
In 1688, the temple was rebuilt.
In 1712, the 護摩堂 Gomado Hall for fire rituals was built and the statue of 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai placed there.
Military leaders came here to pray for good luck in battles and a healty family.
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Established in 824 AD.
The temple of Azabusan Zenpukuji was established more than 1,200 years ago, in 824, during Japan’s Heian Period (794-1185). It was founded in its current location (Azabu, Minami-ku) by Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai) as a temple of the Shingon school of Buddhism, and is one of the oldest temples in the Tokyo area. (Another is Kinryūzan Sensōji.)
It is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.
Some time in the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), the monk, Shinran, visited Azabusan Zenpukuji, which was then a temple of the Shingon School. The temple’s priest, Ryōkai, who was a men of renowned brilliance, admired Shinran’s eminent virtue in spreading the teachings of Jōdo Shinshū, and converted Azabusan Zenpukuji from Shingon to Jōdo Shinshū.
It is home to a 750-year-old tree, the oldest tree in the Tokyo.
Inside the grounds of Azabusan Zenpukuji is Tokyo’s oldest ancient tree, a giant ginkgo tree that is a designated natural monument of Japan. It is said that this tree was planted in a spot that the monk, Shinran, pointed to with his staff when he visited Azabusan Zenpukuji.
It sent monks as reinforcements in the conflict with Oda Nobunaga.
In the conflict between the forces of the Jōdo Shinshū Hongwanji sect and the military leader, Oda Nobunaga, Azabusan Zenpukuji sent monks as reinforcements to Ishiyama Hongwanji in Osaka. After the war ended, in 1590, Oda Nobunaga’s successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, established peace in the Kanto region and vowed to protect Azabusan Zenpukuji’s temple estate
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A tranquility that belies its location in the heart of Tokyo.
More details are here:
- azabu-san.or.jp ... .
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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -
１月２日 毘沙門会式
８月１５日 施餓鬼供養
３月彼岸 永代経法要
９月彼岸 永代経法要
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- source : mieshikoku88.net/72 ... .
- reference source : mieshikoku88.net/list ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -
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This temple is Nr. 72 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) .
. Bishamonten 毘沙門天 Tamonten (Vaishravana) .
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兜抜毘沙門天に水菜あげ 高澤良一
兜跋毘沙門天にはじけて鳳仙花 宮坂静生
堂凍みに毘沙門天のひんむく眼 高澤良一
床鳴らし来る鬼追ひの毘沙門天 山田春生
毘沙門天一像すぐれむくの鳥 石川桂郎
毘沙門天使ひの百足虫断ちがたし 林春江
毘沙門天槍をかざして鬼やらふ 花納花子
毘沙門天蝦夷(えみし)に睨み利かす寺 高澤良一
白玉や毘沙門天の小賑はひ 鈴木しげを
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
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仙台市 Sendai city, 青葉区 Aoba district
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tsue itchoo 杖銀杏
称覚寺開山の道知和尚 Priest Dochi が、明暦年間 around 1657 に江戸麻布 Edo Azabu の善福寺から寺号をもらった際、同寺の御杖銀杏の枝を杖として持ち帰り、庭に挿すと根が生え、大木となった。
. tsue 杖と伝説 Legends about the walking staff .
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waka 和歌 a Waka poem
大和の国勝田山善福寺という寺に後鳥羽院 Emperor Gotoba が行幸した折、池の蛙の声に趣があったのに、風が強くて聞こえなくなったので、「蛙なく勝田の池の夕たたみきかまし物を松かぜの音」と詠むと、風音が止んだ。
. Waka (和歌 literally "Japanese poem") .
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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
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