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2023/07/08

Kokubunji Mie Shiragi

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Kokubunji 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji, Shiragi
明星山 Myojozan, 国分寺 Kokubunji
亀山市白木町1221 / Kameyama city, Shiragi town

The main statue is 虚空蔵菩薩 Kokuzo Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple
なうぼう あきゃしゃ きゃらばや おん あり きゃまり ぼり そわか

The temple was founded in 743 by 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu
on request of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno.
It was located at the middle of 明星岳 Mount Myojodake (549.4m)
in a forest of kashiwa 柏 oak trees.
In 815, 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi at age 42, came here to perform a fire ritual for Kokuzo Bosatsu.
In the compound was a huge kashiwa 柏 oak tree,
which Kobo Daishi used to carve a statue of Kokuzo Bosatsu.
In 戦国時代 the Periof of the Warring States, the lord of
Kannonjijo 観音寺城 the mountain castle Kannonji
大角氏 Lord Osumi gave the name 白木 Shiragi to the area.
Around 1925, the main hall and the temple kitchen were lost to fire.

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Kokuzo 虚空蔵 Akashagarbha Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva of Wisdom and Memory / "Mutterschoß des leeren Raums"
. Kokuzo Bosatsu - More in my Blog .

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

4月13日     大会式
12月第二日曜日   虚空蔵菩薩護摩供養 Fire ritual for Kokuzo Bosatsu
毎月13日     会式
十三年ごと未年   本尊御開帳 The Kokuzo statue is shown every 13 years.

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This temple is Bangai 番外 Extra 02 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) .

. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) .

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2023/06/22

Koboin Mie Egamuro

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Koobooin 弘法院 Kobo-In, Egamuro
宝生山 Hoshozan, 弘法院 Koboin
三重県亀山市江ケ室2-2-1 / Mie, Kameyama, Egamuro

The main statue is 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.

- Chant of the temple
なむ だいし へんじょう こんごう


The temple was founded in 1932 by 秀範奇水大和尚 Priest Hidenori Kisui.
In the compound is a Hall for Juusanbutsu 十三仏 the 13 Buddhas.
Every year on the 21st day of December there is a special ritual.
. Jusanbutsu 十三仏 13 Protector Buddhas .

To the right of the main hall is 八照閣 Hassho Kaku, a hall with 8 corners,
where 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai is venerated.

Near the main gate is a bronze statue of
mizuko Kobo Daishi 水子弘法大師 Kobo Daishi to rescue aborted children.
Kameyama no Kobo San 亀山の弘法さん.

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shuin 朱印 stamp - 遍照尊 Henjo Son, in honor of Kobo Daishi.

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

1月2日    初祈祷
1月11日   祈願護摩供
2月節分の日  節分会、厄除開運星祭り祈祷
4月21日   弘法大師春季大祭
6月3日    早生水子追善法要水子弘法大師
7月土用一の丑 諸病きゅうり封じ
8月土用二の丑 諸病きゅうり封じ
8月下旬    祖山高野山団体参詣
11月21日  奉賛献灯会員祈祷会
12月21日  弘法大師歳末大祭、十三仏供養、大日如来供養
毎月1日    祈願護摩供
毎月21日   弘法大師御影供法要 

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This temple is Nr. 27 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) .

. Dainichi Nyorai 大日如来 .

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2023/03/30

Kisshoin Fudo Tsuji

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Kisshooin 吉祥院 Kissho-In, Tsuji
晴曇山 Seidonzan 吉祥院 Kisshoin
さいたま市南区辻2-3-9 / Saitama city, Minami ward, Tsuji

The Fudo Myo-O statue is secret and not shown.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The date of the founding is not clear.
It is mentioned in old records as a place of Buddhist training.

A group of 6 Jizo Bosatsu in the compound.

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. Kita Adachi 88 Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 33

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- source and more photos : itasan31078 ...
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This Temple is Nr. 78 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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2023/03/05

Tado Kannondo Tado

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Tado Kannondoo 多度観音堂 Tado Kannondo Hall, Tado
多度山Tadozan, 法雲寺 Hounji, 観音堂 Kannondo
桑名市多度町多度山下1613 / Haruna city, Tado town, Tadosan shita

There are two Kannon statues :
十一面観世音 Juichimen Kannon
and 千手観世音 Senju Kannon.

- Chant of the temple
Washinokura is where I take off my pilgrim’s vest
which protected me during the pilgrimage.
今まではおやとたのみしおひづるを脱て納むるわしのくらにて(


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The history of Tado Kannon-dō starts in 763, when a monk called 満願禅師 Mangan (720-816)
built a practice ground in the 鷲の倉 Washinokura area east of Tado Shrine.
He enshrined a 4.85m high statue of Buddha, prayed and practiced.
One night he got a divination from Amatsuhikone, a Shinto god
and a 3rd son of Goddess of the Sun Amaterasu, and was told to build a temple.
Mangan traveled around the area and gathered donations.
When he got enough he went back to Washinokura, built a hall and
enshrined Amatsuhikone as a Bodhisattva Tado in it.
Soon a bell tower with a bronze bell was donated by a district headman 水取月足 Mizutori Tsukitari,
and a three-storied pagoda was founded by 主新麻呂 Agatanushi Nimaro from Mino province.
With these three buildings the basic structure of a Buddhist temple was finished.
In 780 by the order of the Emperor a monk called 法教禅師 Hōkyō was chosen to expand the temple.
In 781 Hōkyō started a preaching tour to gather donations
around four provinces: Ise, Mino, Owari and Shima.
Next he built a Lecture Hall and living quarters for monks.
Then he gathered ritual objects, tools and other necessary items.
The temple started to function properly and soon it received donation in form of rice fields and land.
In 839 the Emperor decided to make it a sub-temple of Tendai school.
In 849 the temple changed the school to Shingon and was given a name Hōun-ji.
Hōun-ji appears in the 10th Century book about laws and customs 延喜式 Engishiki (Procedures of the Engi Era, 905),
which was edited by 藤原時平 Fujiwara no Tokihira.
It states: Hōun-ji will be treated as a Provincial sub-temple, and there are 10 monks
who received the official certificates from the government.
The temple grew and flourished.
The 16th Century abbot of the temple reported that Hōun-ji consists of more than 70 sub-temples
and more than 300 monks live in its precinct.
The temple was not only a place of prayer, but also a school for many young monks and a cultural center of the area. In Kamakura period (1192-1333), between the years of 1211 and 1213,
the temple was set on fire by a group of thieves that burst into it.
In 1489 due to the Nankai earthquake a landslide occurred at the mountain.
As a result Hōun-ji temple was buried in the ground.
But according to the records kept by a clan of 多度大社 Tado Shrine priests – 小串氏 the Ogushi clan,
the temple was rebuilt and between 1532 and 1555 more than 70 sub-temples operated in its precinct.
Not long after Jōdo Shinshū school Buddhsits from Nagashima started an uprising against the samurai class
and especially Oda Nobunaga (later regarded as the first “Great Unifier” of Japan).
They even made special prayers at Tado Shrine to curse their enemy.
In 1571 Oda Nobunaga’s army led by 柴田勝家 Shibata Katsuie and 氏家常陸介 Ujiie Naomoto
marched in this area and burned all buildings belonging to Tado Shrine and Hōun-ji temple.
The temple and the shrine ceased to exist in the end of the 16th Century.
Their land was confiscated as a result of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s nationwide land survey. In the beginning of 17th Century the daimyo of Kuwana province 本多忠勝 Honda Tadakatsu (1548-1610)
revived the Tado Shrine. In 1617 the next daimyo 松平定勝 Matsudaira Sadakatsu (1560-1624)
brought an altar of 愛宕神 Shinto deity Atago (a protector against fires) from Kakegawa in Tōtōmi province
and placed it in the shrine.
In 1653 a monk named 良心法師 Ryōshin, the new abbot of Hōun-ji,
gathered donations and managed to rebuild the temple.
It was placed in Tado Shrine jurisdiction.
At the beginning of Meiji period (1868-1912) Hōun-ji temple was closed
due to the new law ordering the separation of Buddhism and Shinto (shinbutsu bunri).
A new Kannon Hall was built at the river bank of 落葉川 Ochiba river, a sacred river of Tado Shrine,
and two statues of Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) and
Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon) were enshrined inside.
In 1900 due to severe rain fall the Kannon Hall was washed away.
In the following year a new smaller hall was built in its place
and two surviving statues were once again enshrined inside.
In 1905 the current Kannon Hall was rebuilt
and new ritual objects were place inside thanks to donations of the worshipers.
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This temple is Nr. 33 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .
and 十一面観世音 Juichimen Kannon

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2023/01/25

Kangakuji Kannon Yata

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Kangakuji 勧学寺 Kangaku-Ji, Yata
走井山 Hashiriizan, 勧学寺 Kangakuji
三重県桑名市大字矢田266 / Mie, Kuwana city, Yata (Yada)

The Kannon statue is 千手観音 Senju Kannon with 100 arms.

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According to the legend Kangaku-ji was founded in the times of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (724-749)
by 行基菩薩 Gyōki (668-749), a famous monk who traveled around Japan to preach to commoners.
Until 16th Century the temple was located at the bottom of the 走井山 Mount Hashirii on its northern side.
The main statue of Kangaku-ji is a statue originally enshrined at 海善寺 Kaizen-ji,
a temple which was located in the same area, and moved after Kaizen-ji was closed.
The statue representing Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon) is 165.3cm high
and believed to be made in the 11th Century.
矢田市郎左右衛門 Yata Ichirōsaemon, a 16th Century Lord of 矢田城主 Yata Castle,
was known for a strong religious devotion towards this Kannon.
His castle, which was home for Yata clan, used to stand at the top of the Mount Hashirii.
But after the troops of Oda Nobunaga attacked the castle in 1577,
the head of the clan Yata Toshimoto was forced to commit suicide and the castle turned to ruin.
According to the historical records, Kangaku-ji was moved to the former location of Yata Castle
somewhere between 1615 and 1624.
A very religious man named 半弥 Hanya, a vassal to the Lord of Mino province 本多忠政 Honda Tadamasa,
donated a large gold coin and helped the temple change its place from the bottom of the mountain to the top.
The temple complex was finally rebuilt at the new place in the second half of the 17th Century,
at the times when 松平定重 Matsudaira Sadashige (1644-1717) was in charge of Kuwana province.
Between 1870 and 1880 the temple was closed and all the buildings fell into ruin.
But thanks to the local community of believers, Kangaku-ji was rebuilt and reopened once again.
Since then it became famous for a dragon painting on the sealing of the Main Hall
and the large size votive tablet.
The dragon is called 水飲み龍 “Water Drinking Dragon” and according to the legend
it used to sneak out and break the nearby houses in search for water.
People had enough of him and nailed him down to the sealing.
Even though the color of the painting has faded and it is hard to recognize the shape,
but the nail holes are still traceable.
Kangaku-ji temple’s complex consists of: the Main Hall,
太子堂 Taishi Hall (Hall devoted to Prince Shōtoku, originally from 1764-1772, rebuilt in 1991),
地蔵堂 Jizō Hall (Hall of Jizō – Bodhisattva who looks over children, travelers and the underworld),
the 鐘楼堂 Bell Tower, 庚申塚 Kōshin mound (a mound devoted to Shōmen Kongō – deity who protects against diseases),
the 仏足石 Stone with Buddha’s Footprints (made in 17th or 18th Century).
The main statue of Senju Kannon and the Stone with Buddha’s Footprints
are both designated as a Mie Prefecture Cultural Properties.
Every year on the 9th and 10th of August a ritual called 十日観音 Tōka Kannon (Kannon of the 10th day)
is held and many believers gather to participate in the prayer.
- source : isekannon.jp .. kangakuji

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ema 絵馬 votive tablet

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

Mie Shikoku 88 Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
- source : google
- reference source : isekannon.jp/english ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -



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This temple is Nr. 31 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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2023/01/14

Kazusa Yakushi Pilgrimage

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Kazusa Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場

Kazusa Province was a province in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture.
The province was located in the middle of the Bōsō Peninsula.
The pilgrimage was established in 1998, including 34 temples.
It is best made in 寅年 the Year of the Tiger.


. Yakushipedia ABC-Index 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
The Buddha of Medicine and Healing

01 医王山円鏡寺(真言宗智山派)富津市八幡358 - . 01 Enkyooji 圓鏡寺 Enkyo-Ji .
02 古船山像法寺(真言宗智山派)富津市鶴岡719 - . 02 Zoohooji 像法寺 Zoho-Ji .
03 無量山慈眼寺(真言宗智山派)富津市笹毛595 - . 03 Jigenji 慈眼寺 Jigen-Ji .
04 医王山東明寺(真言宗智山派)富津市湊220 - . 04 Toomyooji 東明寺 Tomyo-Ji .
05 妙覚山岩富寺(真言宗智山派)富津市亀沢135 - . 05 Iwatomiji 岩富寺 Iwatomi-Ji .
06 普門山正法院(曹洞宗) 富津市西大和田647 - . 06 Shoohooin 正法院 Shoho-In -
07 摩尼山医光寺(真言宗智山派)富津市富津1800 - . 07 Ikooji 医光寺 Iko-Ji
08 護国山最勝福寺(曹洞宗)君津市新御堂69 - . 08 Saishofuku-Ji 最勝福寺
09 摩尼山空蔵院(真言宗豊山派)君津市南子安 - . 09 Kuzo-In 空蔵院

10 瑠璃山長福寺(真言宗智山派)君津市糠田403 - . 10 長福寺 Chofuku-Ji
11 華輪山自性院(真言宗智山派)君津市西猪原401 . 11 自性院 Jisho-In
12 愛宕山円蔵寺(真言宗智山派)君津市豊田2675 . 12 円蔵寺 Enzo-Ji
13 山王山円如寺(真言宗智山派)君津市小市部127 - . 13 円如寺 Ennyo-Ji
14 寿延山宝性寺(真言宗智山派)君津市大岩225 - . 14 宝性寺 Hosho-Ji
15 成田山新宿不動堂(真言宗智山派)木更津市新宿 - . 15 新宿不動堂 Shinjuku Fudo Do
16 福王山喜光院(真言宗智山派)袖ヶ浦市奈良輪202 - . 16 喜光院 Kiko-In
17 丸野山円明院(真言宗智山派)市原市牛久905 - . 17 円明院 / 圓明院 Enmyo-In
18 法然山釈蔵院(新義真言宗)市原市能満582-1 . 18 釈蔵院 Shakuzo-In
19 太平埜山長福寿寺(天台宗)長生郡長南町長南969 . 19 長福寿寺 Chofukuji-Ji

20 東頭山行元寺(天台宗)いすみ市荻原2136 . 20 行元寺 Gyogan-Ji
21 医王山法興寺(天台宗)いすみ市岬町岩熊820 . 21 法興寺 Hoko-Ji
22 瑠璃山三光寺(天台宗)いすみ市万木1111 . 22 三光寺 Sanko-Ji
23 硯山長福寺(天台宗)いすみ市下布施757 - . 23 長福寺 Chofuku-Ji
24 岩井山最明寺(天台宗)夷隅郡御宿町須賀668 - . 24 最明寺 Saimyo-Ji
25 不老山薬王寺(法華宗単立)東金市上布田301 - . 25 薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji
26 萬徳山勝覚寺(真言宗智山派)山武市松ヶ谷2058 - . 26 勝覚寺 Shokaku-Ji
27 成東山不動院(真言宗智山派)山武市成東2551 - Fudo-In . 27 不動院 Fudo-In
28 普明院妙音寺(天台宗)夷隅郡御宿町浜572-1 - Myoon-Ji . 28 妙音寺 Myoon-Ji
29 実谷山円蔵寺(天台宗)夷隅郡御宿町実谷602-2 - Enzo-Ji . 29 円蔵寺 Enzo-JI

30 光明山西善寺(天台宗)いすみ市岬町三門1132 - Saizen-Ji . 30 西善寺 Saizen-Ji
31 清龍山長楽寺(真言宗豊山派)木更津市請西982 - Choraku-Ji
32 音平山栖安寺(臨済宗円覚寺派)木更津市矢那3497 - Seian-Ji
34 東渓山玉泉寺(曹洞宗)長生郡長南町市野々3024 - Gyokusen-Ji
35 天応山観音教寺(天台宗)山武郡芝山町芝山298 - Kannonkyo-Ji


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2023/01/02

Kannonji Kannon Tarusaka

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Kannonji 観音寺 Kannon-Ji, Tarusaka
垂坂山 Tarusakazan 観音寺 Kannonji
三重県四日市市垂坂町1266 / Mie, Yokkaichi city, Tarusaka town

The Kannon statue is 千手観音 Senju Kannon with 1000 Arms.

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Tendai sect temple which enshrines 良見 Ryōgen (元三慈恵大師 Ganzan Jie Daishi)
Tarusakasan Kannon-ji is a famous temple which worships
monk 良見 Ryōgen (also known as 元三大師 Ganzan Daishi or 慈恵大師 Jie Daishi, 912-985) –
a restorer of Tendai sect as a main statue.
It is well known in the area and referred to as Tarusakasan no Odaishisan (Great Teacher of Tarusakasan)
or Ganzansan (Master Ganzan).
The temple’s history started in 982 when young Ryōgen, on the way to Ise province,
visited this area during his preaching tour.
The master of this land 舟木良見 Funaki Yoshimi became a devoted believer
and decided to donate a hall at Mount Tarusaka.
Tarusaka Kannon-ji became a branch temple of Tendai sect in Ise province.
In its prime time the temple was a big complex consisting of 24 sub-temples.
Unfortunately all buildings were destroyed in 1575 during a fight with troops of Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582,
later regarded as the first “Great Unifier” of Japan).
The temple fell into ruin.
More than 100 years later it was rebuilt thanks to the efforts of 野村増右衛門 Nomura Masuemon (1646-1710)
– a samurai of Kuwana province.
He asked his Lord 松平定重 Matsudaira Sadashige (1644-1717) to revive the temple.
As a result Tarusaka Kannon-ji was rebuilt in 1691 by the order of Lord Matsudaira.

Ryōgen (Ganzan – Jie Daishi)
Ryōgen was born in 912 and it is said that he was a descendant of 宇多天皇 Emperor Uda (867-931).
When he was 12 years old he climbed Mount Hiei, the sacred ground of Tendai school of Buddhism.
He became a monk and studied under a high monk 理仙阿闍梨 Risen.
At the age of 54 he became a head priest of Enryaku-ji temple, the main temple of Tendai sect located at Mount Hiei.
When Ryōgen was 73 years old a plague was spreading across the Country.
He felt pity for the suffering people so he decided to conduct a demon conquering ritual.
When he looked in the mirror, he saw himself growing demon horns.
He carved his image into a wooden block, used it to print protective amulets
and distributed it among people.
Later on these amulets gathered many believers and were called
角大師 Tsuno Daishi (Horned Master) or
豆(魔滅)大師Mame Daishi (Bean Master or Demon Destroying Master).

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This temple is Nr. 26 of the pilgrimage
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. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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2022/11/24

Komyoji Fudo Machiya

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Koomyooji 光明寺 Komyo-Ji, Machiya
出世山 Shussezan 光明寺 Komyoji
さいたま市桜区町谷3-11-18 / Saitama city, Sakura ward, Machiya

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
In front of it is a small statue of Fudo Myo-O.

The date of the founding is not clear.
The main hall is rather new.
In the compound is also 薬師堂 a Hall for Yakushi Nyorai.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Kita Adachi 88 Fudo Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 14

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This Temple is Nr. 54 of the
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2022/11/21

Kannondo Kannon Sugitani

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Kannondoo 観音堂 Kannon-Do, Sugitani
元25 尾高山 Former Odakazan 観音堂 Kannondo
三重郡菰野町杉谷字尾高 / Mie district, Komono town, Sugitani, Odaka

The Kannon statue is 十一面千手観音 Jūichimen Senju Kannon

- Chant of the temple
The fresh smell of the morning sun at the mountain ridge,
where clouds disappear and the sky clears up.
分けのぼるたかの峯に雲晴れて匂ふ朝日の影ぞさやけき 


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Odaka Kannon is enshrined in a hexagonal hall, which stands on the Odaka plateau.
A mountain path, along which grow 300 year old hinoki 桧 cypress trees,
leads from the bottom to the front of the hall.
Inside the hall a wooden 1.7m (5ft6.9in) high statue of Jūichimen Senju Kannon (Eleven-Faced Thousand-Armed Kannon) is worshiped.
According to the legend it was made by a famous politician and promoter of Buddhism – 聖徳太子 Prince Shōtoku (574-622).
Among many devoted believers it is commonly known as 尾高の観音さん Kannon of Odaka.
A long time ago a woman from Sugitani valley climbed the mountain and found medicinal herbs.
After applying them, she lived a long and healthy life.
At some point in her life she devoted herself to Buddhism and started to worship Buddha Shakyamuni at the top of 国見岳 Mount Kunimi.
This was the beginning of Odakasan Kannon-dō temple.
Many years later the founder of Shugendō, the Path of Ascetic Training, named 役の小角 En no Ozunu
(also known as En no Gyōja, 643-701) was visiting the area during his preaching travel.
When he learned that Mount Kunimi is a sacred ground, he decided to repair the aged temple
and changed its name to 釈迦ケ岳 Shaka ga take (Mount of Shakyamuni).
In the end of 7th Century a statue of Jūichimen Senju Kannon was brought from 大官寺 Daikan-ji temple (currently 大安寺 Daian-ji)
which stood near 藤原京 Fujiwara-kyō, the capital at the time.
The statue was chosen among many other statues based on a Buddha’s providence.
This is how Jūichimen Senju Kannon became the main statue of Odakasan Kannon-dō.

A century later the stories of this Kannon’s miraculous power reached 桓武天皇 Emperor Kanmu (735-806).
He decided to build a new hall and a bell tower, he also decided to give a new name to the temple.
The name he granted was Odakasan Injō-ji.
In the end of the 8th Century a monk named Chōkō moved to the newly build temple
and became a protector of the famous statue.
He was a disciple of Saichō (767-822) – the founder of Tendai school of Buddhism,
and was supported by a powerful clan of Sasaki from the Ōmi province.
During the reign of 仁明天皇 Emperor Ninmyō (833-850) a famous scholar and poet
小野篁 Ono no Takamura (802-853) visited the temple and wrote a poem (which survived to this day).
It was also visited by 八幡太郎義家 Hachimantaro Minamoto no Yoshiie (1039-1106), a samurai famous for his skills and bravery,
which came to pray for a victory in his battle against the enemies of the Emperor.
According to the legend during his visit he donated 1000 koku (150t) of rice.
In 1163 a magnificent seven-structured temple compound consisting of the Main Hall , Shaka Hall (Hall of Shakyamuni), Sutra Hall, Fūdō Hall (Hall of Fudō Myō-ō – the Immovable Wisdom King), Daishi Hall (Hall of Kūkai), Lecture Hall, Founder Hall
and the Main Gate was built thanks to a long time support of 藤原養敬 Fujiwara Yōkei, a member of a powerful Fujiwara clan.
In the 2nd half of the 16th Century, the whole complex burned down
after it was set on fire by the troops of 織田信長 Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582).
Fortunately the main statue was saved.
It was later enshrined in a small hall which was built by Fujiwara clan at the site of the temple.
The current hexagonal hall was built in 1815 by 増田兵蔵 Masuda Heizō from 杉谷 the Sugitani valley.
It enshrines the main statue of Jūichimen Senju Kannon and a statue of 役の小角 En no Ozunu.
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This temple is Nr. former 25 of the pilgrimage
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. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

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2022/11/12

Kenmyoji Yakushi Haruke

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Kenmyooji 見明寺 Kenmyo-Ji, Haruke
妙台山 Myotaizan (myodaiyama) 見明寺 Kenmyoji (Miakeji)
佐賀県小城市小城町晴氣1966 / Saga, Ogi city, Haruke

The Yakushi statue is 晴氣薬師 Haruke Yakushi.

The date and history of the founding is not clear.

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This temple is Nr. 42 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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2022/10/02

Kongojoji Yakushi Yamaga

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Kongoojooji 金剛乗寺 Kongojo-Ji, Yamaga
護国山 Gokokuzan 金剛乗寺 Kongojoji
熊本県山鹿市山鹿1592 / Kumamoto, Yamaga city, Yamaga

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The temple was founded in 830 by . Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 空海 .
The temple was revived by 後鳥羽天皇 Emperor Gotoba Tenno (1180 - 1239).
The temple was enlarged by 宥明法印 Priest Hiroaki in 1473.
When the nearby hot spring suddenly dried out in 1473, Hiroaki prayed to Yakushi Nyorai to bring it back.

In the compound is 如意輪観音堂 a Hall for Nyoirin Kannon.

金剛乗寺石門 Stone Gate of the Temple Kongojo-Ji
Also called Gachirin Mon 月輪門(がちりんもん) Gate like the full moon.
The stone gate was built in 1804 by a mason called 甚吉 Jinkichi.

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August 15 and 16

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九州八十八ヶ所百八霊場 Kyushu 88 and 108 Pilgrimage - Nr. 100

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This temple is Nr. 32 of the pilgrimage
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. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
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2022/10/01

Kinchokoku Kannon Hase

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Kinchokokuji 近長谷寺 Kinchokoku-Ji, Hase
丹生山 Niuzan 近長谷寺 Kinchokokuji
三重県多気郡多気町長谷202 / Mie, Taki district, Hase

The Kannon statue is 十一面 Juichimen Kannon.


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Chōkoku temple is 3 and half ri south from Matsusaka.
Hase in Niu lies within Sana village in Taki district but because it is beside Mount Niu, many mistakenly regard it as a part of the same village.
It is said that the temple was founded by Emperor Kōkō (830-887).
The main statue is a 2 jō high Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) carved by an unknown sculptor. It stands in a tile-roofed hall which is 6 by 7 ken. The hall resides at the top of the mountain, 20 chō in the north-east direction from Niu.
The temple is called Kinchōkoku-ji (Close Chōkoku-ji) and it is a temple number 11 of Ise Pilgrimage.
Hase-dera temple in Yamato and Kinchōkoku-ji not only stand along the same road, but also follow the same Buddhist path.
According to the records fo Kinchōkoku-ji, which originally was called Niusan Kōmyō-ji,
was built in 885 by 飯高宿禰諸氏(法名仏氏観勝 Iitaka-no-sukune Morouji (Buddhist name: Kanshō),
a member of a powerful clan. He gathered donations for the construction from his close family and relatives, later to also receive farmland from other powerful clans of Iino, Taki and Watarai.
The main statue was made in 11th Century and is a 6.6m (21ft 7.84in) high wooden statue of standing Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon).
It was designated as National Treasure (Important Cultural Property) on the 20th of August 1913.
It is believed that the statue was enshrined in this temple thanks to the efforts of Gonzō (754-827), a monk who was one of the Kūkai’s (Kōbō Daishi, 774-835, the founder of Shingon sect) teachers.
According to the legend the statue of Kannon in Kinchōkoku-ji, Kannon of Hase-dera temple in Nara and Kannon of Hase-dera in Kamakura were all carved from the same tree.
All three of them are referred to as Japanese Three Kannons (Nihon San Kannon).
The statue’s detailed measurements starting from the size of the face, length of the arms and other 13 parts are written down in Kinchōkoku-ji Shizaichō (designated as Important Cultural Property), a record of temple’s possessions transcribed in 958. It states: one statue of Jūichimen Kannon, covered in gold, height 1 jō 8 shaku.
Together with the end of Heian period (794-1192) the founding clan 飯高氏 Iitaka lost its power and so did the temple.
Between the years of 1504 and 1520 it was revived by a monk called 真海 Shinkai (?-1595).
Since 1575 the temple received land from many lords of the province, among them:
Kitabatake Nobuoki 北畠信意 (also known as Oda Nobukatsu, 1558-1630),
Gamō Ujisato 蒲生氏郷 (1556-1595) and
Makimura Toshisada 牧村利貞 (1546-1593).
The temple prospered and seven sub-temples were built within its precinct.
During the times of the next abbot 政尊 Shōson (?-1653),
the temple received 0.496ha (1.22ac) of farmlands from 田丸城主の稲葉道通 the lord of Tamaru Castle Inaba Michitō (1570-1608) in 1608,
and from 津城主の藤堂高虎 the lord of Tsu Castle Tōdō Takatora (1556-1630) in 1617.
Thanks to Shōson’s efforts in 1648 a temple bell was casted and hanged in the newly constructed bell tower.

In the Edo period the land was producing 5 koku (0.75t) of rice. In 1661 the previous lord of Kishū Domain – 徳川頼宣 Tokugawa Yorinobu (1602-1671) visited the temple and ordered reconstruction of the Main Hall.
In the middle of the construction works a fire broke out from the carpenter’s shack.
The workers tried their best to put the fire out but despite their efforts, it spread and was getting close to the Main Hall.
快養 Kaiyō, the temple’s abbot, prayed with his whole heart to Goddess Kannon worshiped at the temple.
Then suddenly a strong wind started to blow and the fire changed its direction eventually leaving the Main Hall untouched.
According to the records, the construction was finished in 1663.
In the August of 1690 due to heavy rain a landslide occurred at the mountain behind the Main Hall.
The building was damaged but the main statue of Kannon was speared once again.
It was once more rebuilt in 1694 by an abbot 快舜 Kaishun.

During this time the official name of the temple was also changed to Kinchōkoku-ji.
For the next 300 years the Main Hall has been standing in the same place and except for roof repairs done in the middle of the 20th Century it remains untouched to this day.
Kinchōkoku-ji has also one more building – a Visitor Hall in which a statue of Dainichi Nyorai (Great Illuminating Buddha) is being worshiped. It is 94cm (3ft1in) high and was made in the 10th Century. It is the first main statue of this temple, from the times when it was still called Kōmyō-ji.
The statue of Dainichi Nyorai is designated as the Town’s Cultural Property. The temple’s current name Kinchōkoku-ji is combined from two parts:
Kin – meaning close, Chōkoku-ji which can also be read as Hase-dera.
There are two theories explaining why it is called “Closer Chōkoku-ji”.
The first appears in the official history of Taki town: There is one more Chōkoku-ji temple in Hase village of Anō district (currently Hase district in Tsu city) which is called 遠長谷寺 Enchōkoku-ji – “Far Chōkoku-ji”.
Far and close may refer to the distance to Hase-dera in Yamato (Nara).
One more theory is presented in the official leaflet given at Kinchōkoku-ji temple: Character for “close” was attached to the name to state that this Chōkoku-ji (Hase-dera) is the one which is closer to the Ise Shrine.
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This temple is Nr. 11 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

. Chokokuji 長谷寺 Chokoku-Ji, Katadahase .
Also called To Chokokuji 遠長谷寺 The Far Chokoku-Ji.

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