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Rokugo Manzan 六郷満山 Kunisaki Oita
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本山本寺 The 8 main important temples
後山金剛寺
吉水山霊亀寺
大折山報恩寺
鞍懸山神宮寺
津波戸山水月寺
西叡山高山寺
良薬山智恩寺
馬城山伝乗寺 - 真木大堂 Maki Odo はこの寺の堂宇であったとされる
中山本寺
足曳山両子寺 Futago-Ji
長岩屋山天念寺
金剛山長安寺
加礼川山道脇寺
久米山護国寺
黒土石屋（現本松房）
小岩屋山無動寺
大岩屋山応暦寺
補陀落山千燈寺
横城山東光寺
末山本寺
見地山東光寺
大巌山神宮寺
石立山岩戸寺
峨嵋山文殊仙寺
夷山霊仙寺
小城山宝命寺
龍華山成仏寺
参社山行入寺
西方山清浄光寺
懸樋山清巌寺
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Rokugo Manzan Temples
The Kunisaki Peninsula's terrain consists of the 721 meter tall
Mount Futago at the center and a series of valleys radiating from it. The region's tranquil countryside is dotted with dozens of temples and some shrines and was traditionally divided into six areas. The region was therefore collectively known as
Rokugo Manzan (六郷満山),
which literally means
"Six Towns Full Mountain".
The unique local religious culture of Rokugo Manzan contains elements of Buddhism, Shinto and mountain worship, and revolves around the peninsula's numerous temples and Usa Shrine. A noteworthy characteristic of the Rokugo Manzan culture is the predominance of stone statues of Buddhas and other deities and guardians.
Located close to the peak of Mount Futago is
Futagoji (両子寺), a prominent temple with a history of more than 1300 years. Futagoji's grounds cover a wide area on the forested slopes of the mountain, with stone and gravel paths and stairs connecting several halls housing various deities.
A pair of stone
Nio Guardians stand at the start of the traditional temple approach below the parking lot, from where a ten minute ascent up a flight of steps takes you to the main temple buildings. Among them are the Gomado Hall which is dedicated to Fudomyoo, a protector of Buddhism, and the Okunoin Hall, which enshrines the thousand-armed Kannon Bodhisattva. The more adventurous may climb up a slightly challenging path beyond the temple buildings to see several natural creations such as narrow openings through large rocks.
About 15 kilometers southwest of Futagoji stands
Fukiji Temple (富貴寺), whose main hall is a designated national treasure. It is the oldest wooden structure existing in Kyushu, dating back to the late Heian Period. The simple, beautiful wooden temple building sits serenely with a backdrop of trees, and is featured widely in pamphlets on the Rokugo Manzan area.
Fukiji is dedicated to Amida Buddha, and its main hall houses an intricate wooden statue of the deity. In fact, the main hall of Fukiji is ranked as one of the top three Amida Buddha halls in all of Japan, along with Hoodo Hall at Byodoin Temple and the golden Konjikido Hall at Chusonji Temple.
Located just by the main road about five kilometers south of Fukiji Temple is
Makiodo (真木大堂, Maki Ōdō), a temple that displays some outstanding, wooden images of Amida Buddha, the four heavenly kings and Fudomyoo in its treasure house. The original temple hall was lost in a fire about 700 years ago, but fortunately the wooden statues were rescued.
Less than five kilometers south of Makiodo are the
Kumano Magaibutsu Stone Buddha (熊野磨崖仏), two large stone carvings into the walls of a cliff: an eight meter tall Fudomyoo and a nearly seven meter tall Dainichi Buddha. They are the largest Buddhist stone carvings in Japan, but are not as intricately sculpted as the Usuki Stone Buddhas, as they were carved into harder rock than the ones at Usuki.
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. Kumano Magaibutsu 熊野磨崖仏 .
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Ninmon (仁聞) was a legendary monk
who is said to have founded 28 temples in various places in Kunisaki peninsula in Oita Prefecture in the Nara period. He was allso called
Ninmon bosatsu (bodhisattva) and his name was also written as 人聞.
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Many of the esoteric Buddhism temples in Kunisaki peninsula, which were called
Rokugo-manzan (Mountain of Six Sanctuaries), have
engi (writing about the history) which say these temples have been founded by Ninmon in 718. According to these engi, Ninmon first founded Sendo-ji Temple, then founded total 28 temples across the Kunisaki peninsula, and entered nirvana in
Makura-no-Iwaya (cavern): the inner sanctuary of Sendo-ji temple, which was the first temple he founded. Also, many of the Magaibutsu (Buddha statues in cliffs and rocks) that still exist in Kunisaki peninsula, including Kumano Magaibutsu, are said to have been created by Ninmon. He is said to have made 69,000 Buddha statues. There is a theory that he founded
Shusho-onie (fire festival).
These days, the theory that Ninmon was a fictional person is widely accepted.
Temples of Rokugo-manzan had actually been the places for mountain worship, which existed in Kunisaki peninsula since ancient times. These temples came to have the forms of the temples of Tendai sect from the end of Nara period to Heian period. As a result of fusion of the temples and Hachiman shinko, believing the God of War (Hachiman-god) and centering on neighboring
Usa-jingu Shrine, unique Mountain Buddhism culture with syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism is thought to have been formed. A theory says that people who founded the temples include monks such as Horen, Kegon, Taino and Kakuman, who practiced together as disciples of Ninmon and served as
betto (administrator of a Buddhist temple) of Miroku-ji Temple: a Jingu-ji Temple of Usa-jingu Shrine.
As for Ninmon, it is thought that he was a Buddhist expression of 八幡神
Hachimanshin (God of War): an enshrined deity of Usa-jingu Shrine, or a god close to Hachimanshin.
Temples that are said to have been founded by Ninmon
Futago-ji Temple 両子寺
Fuki-ji Temple 富貴寺
Denjo-ji Temple 伝乗寺（真木大堂） (Maki Odo Hall)
Iwato-ji Temple (Kunisaki City) 岩戸寺 (国東市)
Tennen-ji Temple 天念寺
Sendo-ji Temple 千燈寺
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Bungotakada / Bungo Takada
Rokugo Manzan: A Heritage of Religious Acceptance
Rokugo Manzan Culture
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