Rengeji Mie Oyado

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Rengeji 蓮花寺 Renge-Ji, Oyado
不二山 Funizan　蓮台院 Rendai-In 蓮花寺 Rengeji

名張市大屋戸154 / Mie, Nabari city, Oyado

The Kannon statue is 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu.
The main statue was first 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
The temple was founded about 1000 by Jakusho 寂照 / 円通大師 Entsu Daishi.

The lord of Mikawa, 大江貞基 Oe Sadatomo (Sadaki) ordered the temple to be built (around 1000).
It was one of the large temples in the area.
Other temples were called
滝屋寺、安部田寺、水越寺、千福寺、里田寺、持福寺、長福寺、大江寺 and 長楽寺.
but not much is known about them any more.
A gorinto 五輪塔 five-storied stone pagoda in the compound shows the date 1548.

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wikipedia information :
蓮花寺は天正伊賀の乱の兵火により、文献、資料等が全て損失したため、確かな縁起は分からないが、1214年の東大寺続要録に登場する。東大寺続要録には「蓮花寺1段｣と記載されており、他にも滝屋寺（廃絶 所在地不明）、安部田寺（廃絶 鹿高神社 念仏堂付近？または宝泉寺の前身か？）、水越寺（廃絶 弥勒寺の前身？またはその周辺の大寺）、千福寺（廃絶 現在の坂ノ下にあったとされる）、里田寺（廃絶 所在地不明）、持福寺（廃絶 所在地不明）、長福寺（廃絶 永福寺の前身か？）、大江寺（廃絶 同地域の大屋戸に大江寺の小字が残っている）、長楽寺（廃絶 福楽寺の前身か？）などの寺が出てきているがほとんどが廃絶し、蓮花寺は今に至るまで現存する住昔の古刹である。このようなことから蓮花寺の創建は平安後期であると推定される。

蓮花寺の立地と時代背景
蓮花寺は三重県名張市大屋戸にあるが、名張市は奈良時代から東大寺の板蠅杣として栄えており、平安後期〜鎌倉時代になると黒田庄、黒田本庄が確立。黒田庄、黒田本庄は名張市最大の豪族、名張大江氏が下司を歴任するようなり、その名張大江氏の居住地が大屋戸であった。そのため大屋戸に杉谷神社（現存）を氏社、大江寺（廃絶）を氏寺に持っていた。大江寺がもっていたとされる十院十二坊の内のさんしょ坊が、杉谷神社前の田の小字にあることから、現在隣接する蓮花寺の前身はさんしょ坊の可能性があり、現在は隣り合わせであるが、かつてはさんしょ坊（蓮花寺）の裏に杉谷神社があったことも考えられる。また現在の蓮花寺には天正伊賀の乱以降の石塔、石仏や本尊を除く仏像がほとんどであり、鎌倉期の墓場の中心に設置する五輪塔（真言律宗系）が分解されながらも現在の蓮花寺の境内に現存することなどを考え、さんしょ坊（蓮花寺）が杉谷神社の前にあったが、兵火で焼け落ち、元は墓場の一角であった杉谷神社の左どなりに、天正伊賀の乱以降に蓮花寺を移設させたと考えられる。

開基は大江直定説
先程も説明したように、蓮花寺の開基は伝 円通大師（寂照）とされているがその説はあまりにもなりたたないのである。円通大師の氏族も大江氏であり、出家前は大江定基、三河守従五位下であった。定基は赴任の際連れていった女性を三河で亡くしたことをひどく悔やみ、寂心のもとで出家（988年）、京都の如意輪寺（廃絶）に住まい、教学を学んだ後、入宋（1003年）。皇帝真宗から円通大師の号を貰った。そのまま1034年に帰国することのないまま死去した。このような定基であるが、大屋戸に来ていたという記録もなく、どこから混ざりあったのかは分からないが名張市では大江定基が名張大江氏の祖であるという考えが定着している。また風化がすすみ、大江定基と、大江貞元という字が混じり合い、清和天皇の子、貞元親王の古墳や五輪塔、貞元親王が開基などと言う文献まで地域間では出てしまっている。だが、どれもこれも時代と合致せず、定基は出家してから大屋戸に寺院や氏族として定着する期間はないと考えられるし、貞元親王の古墳とする大屋戸古墳群も時代と人物が合っておらず、天皇家級の墳丘や石室を持ち合わせない、6世紀後半の大屋戸地区の首長墓であると考えるのが妥当である。大屋戸を拠点とし、名張市で栄華を極めた名張大江氏の文献上で確認されるのは大江直定からであり、大江直定から大屋戸を拠点に東大寺の黒田庄、黒田本庄の下司を歴任したという説が濃厚であろう。このようなことから開基は大屋戸に大江氏として初めて拠点を置いた大江直定である可能性が高い。

蓮花寺の仏像
木造十一面観世音菩薩 この仏像は元々蓮花寺に伝わるものではなく、推定江戸時代に滋賀県の近江八幡市にある、西国31番霊場長命寺から渡ってきたものであり、藤原末期の作品である。おそらく文化財登録をしていない為、詳しい事柄は分からないが、厨子に入っておられ、開閉部分に天照大御神、酒呑童子、厨子内の天井にもなにか描かれている。十一面観世音菩薩は長谷寺式であり、丸みを帯びた女性のような表現が施されている。現住職が酷い虫食いに気づき、仏像を修復、今は秘仏として1月1日のみご開帳される。 大日如来 この大日如来は蓮花寺の旧本尊とされ、旧本尊大日如来に次の銘があるという。「伊勢国名張郡大宿村蓮花寺本尊、奉寄進法主文識房為二世頓証也。並一門悉地成菩提祈処。法主。干時明暦二年(1656)丙申十一月十五日。時の住持誘盛開眼供養也。敬白」このようなことから、1656年に蓮花寺の本尊を大日如来とし、江戸時代に入ると現本尊十一面観世音菩薩と本尊を入れ替えることとなる。
この大日如来は胎蔵界のものであり数少ない貴重な仏像である。 薬師如来立像 日光菩薩 月光菩薩 これかの仏像は三尊仏としてまつられており、旧本尊大日如来と台座や仏像の彫り方が同様のため、作者が同人物、同時代とうかがえる。しかし、薬師如来立像のみ、光背、台座のみ大日如来や日光、月光菩薩と同型であるが、薬師如来立像の本体のみ特徴が違うため、後付けと考えられる。 不動明王 不動明王は旧本尊大日如来の脇にまつられている。木造であり、蓮花寺唯一の玉眼の仏像である。詳しい時代や元々蓮花寺に伝わるものなのか、どこから渡ってきたのかは資料がなく不明であるが、彩色もよく拝見することができ、玉眼のにらみつける迫力が感じられる。 文殊菩薩 文殊菩薩は元々同地域の大屋戸に存在した、文殊院（現大屋戸公民館の東）から移されたとされており、文殊院が廃絶する際に、本尊であった文殊菩薩を蓮花寺に移したと考えられる。 顔立ちや彫り方などが旧本尊大日如来や三尊仏と類似していることから、文殊菩薩も作者が同じく、同時期のものであると考えられる。 弘法大師坐像 弘法大師坐像は最近の作品であり、彩色をまとった弘法大師様が本堂にまつられる。
. wikipedia 蓮花寺 (名張市) .

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月１日　　　開帳護摩供
１月１７日　　大般若厄除祈祷
３月彼岸初日　彼岸会
８月４日　　　施餓鬼会
９月彼岸初日　彼岸会
１２月３１日　閉法要

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 - Nr. 56 .

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- source : google 蓮花寺. .
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This temple is Nr. 54 of the pilgrimage

. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

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

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Renzoin Ichihara Hikida

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Renzooin 蓮蔵院 Renzo-In, Hikida
福王山 Fukuozan 慈恩寺 Gion-Ji 蓮蔵院 Renzoin

市原市引田94 / Ichihara town, Hikida

The main statue is 聖観音菩薩 Sho Kannon Bosatsu

. Kannon Bosatsu Introduction .

This small statue of about 1 meter is secret and only shown once every 33 years.
It is made from one piese of a 針葉樹 cornifer.
It was made by 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu.
Gyoki came to the area on a long boat trip and when he landed in 上総国市原郡五井村洲崎, he fell asleep.
In his dream he saw a huge serpent swimming in the river, which was in fact the trunk of a large tree.
Gyoki took the trunk and used natabori 鉈彫り hatched carving to make the statue.
. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 .

The temple was founded in the Heian Period by 慈恩 Priest Jion.
Not much information is found online.

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Also on the following pilgrimage:

. Rokusakigumi Juzenko 六崎組十善講八十八ヶ所霊場 .
Nr. 30 - 佐倉市大蛇町387-1 -- Sakura city, Orochi town

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This Temple is Nr. 18 of the
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Ryushoin Ichihara Katsuma

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Ryuushooin 龍勝院 Ryusho-In, Katsuma
滑河山 Namegawazan 吉祥寺 Kichijo-Ji 龍勝院 Ryushoin / 龍性院 Ryusei-In

市原市勝間８８９ / Chiba, Ichihara town, Katsuma
The original statue is very small and kept inside the large Kannon statue.
People call it 滑河観音 Namegawa Kannon.

- Chant of the temple
おとにきく　なめかわてらの　けさがふち
あみころもにて　すくふなりけり

The temple was founded in 838 by High Priest 慈覚大師 Jigaku Daishi
. Jigaku Daishi Ennin 慈覚大師仁円 (Jikaku).

During a period of long famine, the 将治公 Lord of Shoji prayed for a good harvest
and promised to place a statue of Kannon Bosatsu in a new temple.
When his wish had come true, there appeared a 朝日姫 Princess Asahi and said:
"Your wish will come true!". She led the lord to the river 小田川 Odagawa
and then disappeared.
Looking closer, there was a boat in the river with an old priest, pulling a net
where a small Kannon Statue was placed.
The Lord took the statue, had a temple built for it and prayed to it.

銅造宝篋印塔 Hokyo Pagoda Tower from Bronze
a tangible cultural property of Chiba

Koyasu Kannon Do 子安観音堂 Hall for Kannon, the protector of children

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

- 元旦護摩供 First fire ritual at the New Year -

初仁王注連縄奉納 First offering of a Shimenawa for tne Nio Statues at the gate

節分会 Setsubun - Ritual for End of Winter

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For "48,000 days," it is a festival to be held on August 9 every year.
It is said that there is benefit same as what I prayed at for 48,000 days when they pray on that day,
and the Namegawa Kannon precincts overflow in pious people.
A charm and cheeks enthusiast of Kannon and Jizo is demanded and is full of the families
reaching the first Bon service for the deceased in particular from morning.
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木まち Ki Machi - Tree market
In former times, on November 18 there was a horse market.
Now there is a market for potted plants and shrubs.

- reference : namegawakannon ... -

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Bando Sanjusan Kannon 坂東三十三観音 Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon Temples in Bando (Kanto) . - Nr. 28

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This Temple is Nr. 03 of the
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Ryusenji Fudo Aoki

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Ryuusenji 龍泉寺 Ryusen-Ji, Aoki
大聖山 Daishozan 広傳院 Koden-In 龍泉寺 / 竜泉寺 Ryusenji

川口市青木5-5-36 / Kawaguchi city, Aoki

The main statue is 大聖不動尊坐像 a seated Fudo Myo-O.

The date of the founding is not clear.
A stone monument with the date 1313 is in the compound.
It was revitalized around 1716 by 尊栄法印 Priest Sonei.
The main hall is new and made of concrete.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

omamori　お守り amulets

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Kita Adachi 88 Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 66

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This Temple is Nr. 87 of the
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Rinkoji Fudo Uetaya

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Rinkooji 林光寺 Rinko-Ji, Uetaya
金剛山 Kongozan 華蔵院 Kazo-In 林光寺 Rinkoji

さいたま市西区植田谷本504 / Saitama city, Nishi ward, Uetaya

The temple was founded in 863 by 益信 Priest Yakushin.
In the compound were found roof tiles from the Heian Period.
In 1220 the temple was revitalized by 円祐 Priest Enyu.
In the Edo period, 徳川家康 Tokugawa Ieyasu gave more land to the temple and
allowed it to distribute shuin 朱印状 red seals.
It was thus one of the 8 temples and shrines allowed to give these seals.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Kita Adachi 88 Temples 北足立八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 07

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This Temple is Nr. 59 of the
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Raiunji Yakushi Karatsu

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Raiunji 来雲寺 Raiun-Ji, Karatsu
天鼓山 Tenkogizan 来雲寺 Raiunji

佐賀県唐津市宇木2072 / Saga, Karatsu city, Uki

The main statue is 聖観世音菩薩 Sho Kannon Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple

The temple was founded in 1622 by the Lord of the Shima region.
In the Meiji restauration, it was abolished.
It was re-established by 山下亮永師 Yamashita Akitsune.
In the compound is the grave of 寺沢式部 Terazawa Shikibu.

The temple is also called 領巾振山(ひれふりやま) Hirefuriyama.

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Matsura Sayohime
Matsura Sayohime or Matsura no Sayohime (松浦佐用姫, "Lady Sayo of Matsura") ('Lady Sayo of Matsura') or
Matsuura Sayohime was a legendary heroine in Japanese mythology, the wife of the historical Ōtomo no Satehiko.
She is referred to as Lady Otohi or Otohihime in an alternate ancient source.
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. Sayohime 佐用姫 / 小夜姫 / Princess Sayo .

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This temple is Nr. 40 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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Rinkoji Kannon Kanbe

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Rinkooji 林光寺 Rinko-Ji, Kanbe
金井山 Kanaizan 林光寺 Rinkoji

鈴鹿市神戸6-7-11 / Suzuka city, Kanbe

The Kannon statue is 千手観音 Sanju Kannon Bosatsu.

The temple was founded by 行基 Saint Gyoki Bosatsu.

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The legend says that in the year 740 a famous monk Gyōki (668-749)
following an ordered by 聖武天皇 Emperor Shōmu (701-756)
was on his way to Ise Shrine to pray for the safe completion of Tōdai-ji temple in Nara.
When he visited this land he had a revelation.
He saw a clear spring gushing in the middle of the forest and golden light coming out from it.
Gyōki decided to build there a temple that would be praying for Emperor Shōmu.
He named the temple Kanaisan (Golden Well Mountain), and this is where the mountain name of Rinkō-ji comes from.
In ancient times temples were often build at places where a clean spring gushed out from the ground.
Rinkō-ji is also an example of such temple.
In later years the temple flourished as a praying place for many generations of 神戸城主 the Lords of Kanbe Castle.
Many offerings that were presented by them are still in the temple’s possession.
The Main Hall of the Rinkō-ji, which stands to this day, was first rebuilt during the Momoyama period (1583-1600).
Then it was repaired by the abbot 尭元和尚 Gyōgen in Kanei period (1624-1644).
In 1996 the roof of the Hall was restored.
The Main Hall interior is a great example of the late 16th Century style.
The carving of the altar, rich coloring of the columns, splendid wall decorations,
pictures of flowers and birds on the coffered ceiling
and many more are unique examples of Momoyama style.
The main statue of Senju Kannon was made in Heian period (795-1092).
It is 1.27m (4ft2in) high and it is made from single piece of hinoki 桧 cypress.
It is said that it has elegant face and that the carving of the body is shallow and light.
This statue is a hibutsu 秘仏 (hidden Buddhist statue) but it is shown to the public once per year –
from the night of the 8th till the morning of the 10th of August.
The statue is registered as 国の重要文化財 National Important Cultural Property.
According to the records 閻魔堂 the Enma Hall
(Hall enshrining Enma-ō – King of the Underworld and Judge of the Dead)
was built in the late 14th Century.
Since then it was rebuilt only once between the years of 1704 and 1711.
It is said that it was built to hold memorial service to people who died beside the road
during travel, prostitutes who died of illness, stillborn children and unlucky people.
Every year on February 16th and August 16th Emma Hall is open to the public and special ritual is being held.

Seiyōzakki 勢陽雑記
Kanaisan Rinkō-ji stands in the middle of Kanbe city behind 鍛冶町 Kaji district.
It is commonly called はやし寺 Hayashi-dera (Forest temple).
The temple is a sacred ground built for Emperor Shōmu.
The main statue is Senju Kannon, beautiful as if Goddess Amaterasu carved it out of wood herself.
The golden light shining in the forest, fireflies flying among the trees of Mount Kanai.
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Every year on February 16th and August 16th the Emma Hall is open to the public and a special ritual is being held.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Mie Shikoku Henro Info 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 . - Nr. 13

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This temple is Nr. 20 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 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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Renkoji Kannon Anoda

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Renkooji 蓮光寺 Renko-Ji, Anoda
新宮山　Shingūzan 蓮光寺 Renkoji

亀山市阿野田町2246 / Mie Prefecture, Kameyama city, Anoda town 2246

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.
Jūichimen Kannon statue of Renkō-ji is designated as Kameyama city’s Cultural Property.

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According to the legend Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) enshrined in the Kannon Hall of Renkō-ji temple
was carved by 源信 Genshin (also known as 恵心僧都 Eshin Sōzu, 942-1017).
The statue was originally worshiped in 安養寺 Anyō-ji temple, which belonged to Jōdo sect of Buddhism.
During the Keichō period (1596-1615) Anyō-ji lost its buildings in a fire,
but fortunately Jūichimen Kannon was taken out in time and saved from burning.
Since then it was protected by the local people.
Since 1669, after 板倉重常 Itakura Shigetsune (1643-1688) became a new Lord of the Kameyama Castle,
all the following Lords of the castle and their wives were devoted believers.
They would frequently offer donations for flowers, incense and candles.
Shigetsune’s main wife 照光院 Shōkōin (secular name 筆子 Fudeko) was especially devoted believer of Goddess Kannon.
In 1695 she moved the temple to nowadays Tenjin area in Kameyama city
and changed its name to 慈眼寺 Jigen-ji.
The temple became a branch temple of 照光寺 Shōkō-ji from Nomura area in Kameyama
and changed its affiliation to Nichiren sect of Buddhism.
After the Meiji Restoration in the middle of the 19th Century,
Jigen-ji not having an abbot and supporters was closed.
Its buildings were torn down and two statues were moved to other temples.
The first Jūichimen Kannon, together with other Buddhist statues and ritual utensils, was moved to Shōkō-ji.
The second Jūichimen Kannon was moved to Renkō-ji and enshrined in a newly built 観音堂 Kannon Hall.

This Kannon Hall wore off with time and had to be rebuilt.
Thanks to the donations from the local community,
the new Kannon Hall made from hinoki cypress was finished
and the official celebration ceremony was held on March 17th 1982.
To commemorate this event a stone pagoda with a text:
Temple Number 19 of Ise 33 Temples Pilgrimage
was also erected.
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. Genshin 恵心僧都原信 Eshin Sozu Genshin (942 - 1017) .

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This temple is former Nr. 19 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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高座郡 Koza district

mochiage Jizo 持上げ地蔵 lifting the Jizo statue
If someone can lift the statue of Jizo Bosatsu at 蓮光寺 the Temple Renko-Ji
and it feels very light, his wish will be fullfilled.
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仙台市 Sendai 泉区 Izumi ward

oiwake Nyorai 笈分如来 Nyorai at the crossroads
The Ajari priest Kakumei 覚明阿闍梨 from 慈恩寺 the Temple Jion-Ji
at 出羽国寒河 Samukawa in Dewa no Kuni had a visionary dream
to ask 安阿弥快慶 the statue carver Kaikei from Kyoto to make a statue of Amida Nyorai.
Kaikei found his statue so wonderful, he did not want to hand it to Kakumei and told him it was not yet finished.
When Kakumei came back a year later, Kaikei said he would go with him to 近江の草津 Kusatsu in Omi.
In parting they found that there were two statues and they could not find out
which was the real one and with was a fake.
So each took one statue and they left for home.
This is why the statues are called "at the crossroad" or
"miwake no Nyorai" 身分け如来 Nyorai of two bodies.
Kakumei went down South downriver, had a dream of of a place where he planted a large tree.
So he moved to this place with the statue.
The other statue came to 蓮光寺 the Temple Renko-Ji in Kyoto.

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Ryusenji Yakushi Arie

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Ryuusenji 龍泉寺 / 竜泉寺 Ryusen-Ji, Arie
長寿山 Chojuzan 龍泉寺 Ryusenji

長崎県南島原市西有家町須川725 / Nagasaki, Shimabara city, Nishi-Arie town, Sugawa

The main statue is 釈迦牟尼仏 Shakamuni Buddha.

An old temple near Sugawa port behind Miyami-Shinabara city hall.
Not many details are to be found about it.

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This temple is Nr. 33 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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Ryukoji Yakushi Oita

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Ryuukooji 龍興寺 Ryuko-Ji,　Oita
瑞雲山 Zuiunzan 龍興寺　Ryukoji

大分県大分市徳島1-7-27 / Oita, Oita city, Tokushima

The main statue is 釈迦牟尼仏 Shakyamuni Buddha.

The temple was founded in 1385 by 高獄禅師 Zen Priest Kodake
on request of 大友泰氏 Otomo Ujiyasu (1321 - 1362)
after he was able to go upstream of the river 大野川 Ono.
It became the family temple of the Otomo clan.
In 1688 Priest Tachido 湛堂和尚 renovated the hall and added
鎮守堂 Chinju-Do Hall and 地蔵堂 the Jizo-Do Hall.
He also venerated 弁財天 the Deity Benzaiten.
The temple was often prone to flooding.
In 1932 the river 大野川 Ono was relocated and the temple removed to its present location

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This temple is Nr. 15 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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Otomo Ujiyasu 大友氏泰 Ōtomo Ujiyasu
Ujiyasu OTOMO (1321-1362) was a military commander over the latter half of the Kamakura Period and the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
He was the seventh family head of the OTOMO clan. His father, Sadamune OTOMO was the sixth family head (Ujiyasu was his fifth son). His mother was Sadatsune SHONI's daughter.
His childhood name was Chiyomatsumaru.
His father, who was to revolt against the bakufu government in the face of death, let him succeed to the family estate in 1333 before he attacked Hidetoki HOJO (Hidetoki AKAHASHI) of Chinzei tandai (office of the military governor of Kyushu).
It is said that his father gave the family estate to Ujiyasu, who was his fifth son, instead of Ujiyasu's older brothers who had all reached adulthood, because the father thought the government would possibly not be apt to confiscate the family estate from the little child Ujisaki even if he was defeated to death in the battle.
In December of the same year, his father suddenly died in Kyoto and he officially became the head of the family, but as he was still young, his older brother, Sadatoshi OTOMO assisted him in governing.
When ASHIKAGA Takauji disobeyed the Godaigo Emperor and fled to Kyushu, Ujiyasu helped him to fight back.
Due to this contribution, after the Muromachi shogunate was established, he was appointed Shugo (military governor) of Hizen Province, Buzen Province, Hyuga Province as well as Bungo Province.
He died in 1362, passing on the family estate to his younger brother, Ujitoki OTOMO.
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Rokugo Manzan Kunisaki Oita

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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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