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2014/04/13

Nyoirin-Ji Fukuoka

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Nyoirinji 如意輪寺 Nyoirin-Ji
kaerutera, kaerudera かえる寺　 "Frog Temple" , "Frogs Temple"

福岡県小郡市横隈1729 Fukuoka prefecture, Ogoori 小郡市 Ogori city, Yokoguma ,

. kaeru かえる/　蛙 frog and kigo .

. Nyoirin Kannon Bosatsu 如意輪観音 "Wishfulfilling Kannon" .

Nr. 3 of the Pilgrimage to 88 temples in Kyushu 巡礼霊場「九州八十八ケ所」.
Nr. 8 of the Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon temples in Chikugo.

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In the precincts are statues of more than 3000 frogs.
Many carry a special message about the meaning of life.

fuufu enman　夫婦円満　let us be a happy couple

The main statue is a Nyoirin Kannon, an important cultural property of Fukuoka prefecture.
It is a secret statue and only shown on January and July 17 every 12 years (in the year of the snake 巳の年.

The temple was built by saint Gyoki 行基 on request of Emperor Kooken Tennoo 孝謙天皇 Koken Tenno (718 - 770). It was often frequented by members of the Imperial Family.
IN 1586, the local feudal lord Shimazu destroyed the temple but has later been built again.

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- source : kaerutera.ogoricity

Amulets and Talismans　御守り　

kaeru senbei かえるせんべい rice crackers with frogs

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buji ni kaeru　無事にかえる "let us come home safely!
traffic security amulet

- source :
kaerutera.ogoricity.info/omamori

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Fudo Myo-O 不動明王

PDF-file with many more photos of the temple and its deities:
- source : hiroalex2014.blogspot.jp/2013/03

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gankiri Fudo 癌切り不動明王 Fudo to take away cancer disease

More photos of the temple :
- source : hakataboy.com/temple/Fukuoka

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katsufuku Fudo Myoo Oo 勝福不動明王 Fudo Myo-O for winning and good luck

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Nyoirinji temple here will display about 600 wind chimes carrying the wishes of visitors, many of whom sought respite from the summer heat.

The glass wind bells were used in the July 17 wind-chime festival at the temple and will be on display until late September.

Genshu Haraguchi, chief priest at the temple, began selling the wind chimes five years ago for 500 yen ($6) a piece. Buyers can write their wishes on strips of paper and attach them to the chimes as a form of dedication.

The temple, also known for its thousands of stone sculptures of frogs, has a history that dates back to the eighth century.

Other wishes attached to the chimes include “safety of family members” and “easy delivery.”
- source : Noriko Yahiro

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2014/04/03

Sanzen-In Kyoto

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Sanzenin Temple (三千院) is the main attraction of the rural town of Ohara, which is located about an hour north of central Kyoto. The approach from Ohara bus stop to Sanzenin is lined with shops and restaurants catering to temple visitors, and there are a number of smaller temples in the vicinity. Sanzenin Temple itself has large temple grounds and a variety of buildings, gardens and walking paths.

Sanzenin is a temple of the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and was founded by nobody less than the revered monk Saicho who introduced Tendai Buddhism to Japan in 804. Sanzenin is a monzeki temple, one of only a few temples whose head priests used to be members of the imperial family.

After entering the temple through the front gate, visitors to Sanzenin pass through a series of connected temple buildings. The first major building is the Kyakuden (guest hall), which displays works of Japanese calligraphy and paintings on sliding doors (fusuma). The building opens up onto the Shuhekien Garden, a traditional Japanese garden that has a small pond and hill.

Connected to the Kyakuden by a corridor, the Shinden (main hall) displays statues of three Buddhist deities, the central figure of Amida Buddha being flanked by the attendants Kannon and Fudo Myoo. From the Shinden visitors can enjoy the most famous view of Sanzenin Temple: the Ojo Gokuraku-in Hall seen through maple and cedar trees across a moss garden.

After admiring the view from the Shinden, visitors walk through the moss garden. A tranquil atmosphere permeates the garden, and there are a number of amusing stone statues that peek out from the moss. Along with the rest of the temple, the garden is particularly impressive during the autumn colors, which usually take place in mid November, about a week earlier than in central Kyoto.

Located in the middle of the moss garden, the Ojo Gokuraku-in Hall is the oldest temple building at Sanzenin. The hall was first built in 985 and most recently rebuilt in 1143. It holds a statue of Amida Buddha, Sanzenin's most valued treasure. The statue of Amida is accompanied by two attendant deities, Kannon on one side and Seishi on the other.

From the Ojo Gokuraku-in Hall there is a path that leads to the back of the temple grounds, where there are a few temple buildings of more recent construction. One interesting spot has rows of miniature statues of Kannon that were donated to the temple by visitors. On the way back to the front gate stands a treasure house that displays a few more of Sanzenin's artifacts.
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Daikodaki (daikotaki) 大根焚 Cooking large radishes
Temple Sanzen-In, Kyoto, Feb. 10 - 13 - 三千院の初午大根焚き, 年2月10日～13日
kigo for early spring

. Temple Festivals and Food .

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- Homepage of the temple
- source : www.sanzenin.or.jp/guide

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Fudo Myo-O, carved by 智証大師円珍 Chisho Daishi Enchin (814 - 891).

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konjiki fudoo cha 金色不動茶 "tea of the Golden Fudo"

Tea colored purple with shiso perilla and sprinkled with gold powder.

And an amulet for the "Golden Fudo Myo-O" 金色不動明王」

. Konjiki Golden Fudo 金色不動明王 .

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amulet to find a good partner - enmusubi 縁結び

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amulet for traffic safety - kootsu anzen 　交通安全

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Ohara Raigo-In 大原来迎院
Ohararaikoincho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto Prefecture

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Raigo-in is one of sub-temples of Enryaku-ji.
The Tendai sect temple was built as a training hall for "Shomyo", or Buddhist chant by "Jikaku Daishi" Ennin (794-864) in the 9th century. The temple then decayed and priest Ryonin (1072-1132) revived it in 1109. Ryonin also revived and completed Shomyo.

The temple once had many buildings but those were destroyed by fire in November 1426. The present main hall was built in 16th century.
The three Buddhist images of the temple are important cultural properties of Japan.

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薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai,、釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai, 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .

Fudo Myo-O

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春惜む三千院の茶店かな
haru oshimu Sanzen-in no chaya kana

lamenting spring
at the tea stall of
Sanzen-In . . .
Tr. Gabi Greve

Nomura Hakugetsu 野村泊月 ( 1882 - 1961)

The cut marker KANA is at the end of line 3.

. haru oshimu 春惜しむ lamenting (the passing of) spring .

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菊冷えの柱の数も三千院
kikubie no hashira no kazu mo Sanzen-in

cold spell on chrysanthemums
and the many pillars
at Sanzen-In
Tr. Gabi Greve

Suzuki Takao 鈴木鷹夫 (1928 - 2013)

. kiku 菊 chrysanthemun .

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2014/03/16

Kannonsho-Ji

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Kannonshooji 観音正寺 Kannonsho-Ji

This is Temple Nr. 32 on the Saigoku Pilgrimage to 33 Temples of Kannon Bosatsu in Western Japan.

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Overlooking Lake Biwa, Kannonsho-ji is the 32nd temple on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage. According to legend, Kannonshoji was founded when a merman begged a young nobleman to build a temple so that he could worship Kannon and be assured of better fortune in the next life.

The temple's principal object of worship is an enormous image of Kannon carved from 23 tonnes of Indian sandalwood, which took 10 years to finish.
- source : www.taleofgenji.org

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- source : ameblo.jp/junchan-chi

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Kannonjijoo 観音寺城 remains of castle Kannon-Ji nearby
- source : www.azuchi-shiga.com/m-kannonsyouji

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gumyooshichoo, gumyoo shichoo 共命之鳥ぐみょうしちょう Gumyo Bird

source :　gumyou.web.fc2

A clay bell of the gumyo bird
sold at this temple

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“Sariputra, in the Buddha Land there live a number of wonderful birds of different colors — crane, peacock, parrot, myna, Kalavinka, and Gumyo bird, or the bird of double lives. Six times each day and night, these birds sing melodious tunes.”

According to Sakyamuni Buddha’s words, there are six kinds of birds in the Pure Land. ...
Although the first four birds really exist, the Kalavinka and Gumyo bird are imaginary and exist only in Sutras and stories. It is said that these birds always sing elegantly and all those who listen to their song cannot help but have the mind of seeking the Buddha Dharma.

In a Sutra, the Gumyo bird is depicted as a rare bird with two heads and minds sharing a common body. There is a Buddhist tale about the Gumyo bird which goes like this.

A long time ago, there were many beautiful Gumyo birds. There was one in particular with a most beautiful shape and song. Its two heads boasted about themselves, asserting things like, “The feathers on my head are incomparably lovely and my voice is the most beautiful.”

Each head hated the other and there was no end to their quarreling. Then one day, one head happened to think, “If the other head were to die, I would truly be the best in the world!”

The next day, this head made the other head eat fruit which it had secretly poisoned. Of course, the head that ate the fruit died soon after so the head that survived finally became the most beautiful bird in the world. At that moment, the bird started flying while singing proudly.

However, its joy was short-lived. The head that died gradually rotted and eventually even the body they had in common rotted as well. So this Gumyo bird lost its life.
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Despite a Gumyo bird's foolishness, these birds now grace the Pure Land to teach the dignity of life in their lovely voices:
“The way we destroy others is the same way we destroy ourselves. The way to let others live is exactly the way that we should live.”
- source : www.btsd.net/Dharmamsg

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gumyo

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karyoobinga, Karyôbinga 迦陵頻伽 Karyobinga
. Kalavinka - paradise bird with a human head .

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. kujaku 孔雀 peacock .

. Mynah bird -- kyuukanchoo 九官鳥 .
shari 舎利 mynah, a bird that talks like men

parrot

. tsuru 鶴 crane .

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2014/03/14

Enkyo-Ji

The Mino Thirty-three Kannon (美濃三十三観音, Mino Sanjūsan Kannon) are a collection of Buddhist temples in southern Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Mino Province, the former name for the area.
The list was originally created during the mid-Edo period.
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Enkyo-Ji is Nr. 19.

More information about
. Enkyooji 円鏡時 / 圓鏡寺 Enkyo-Ji - Kitagata .
池鏡山 Chikyozan 円鏡時 Enkyoji
本巣郡北方町北方1345-1 / Motosu, Kitagata town, Kitagata

. Fudo Myo-O / Acala Vidyârâja 不動明王 .

Carved by Kukai himself.

Founded in 811 by Kobo Daishi Kukai on behalf of Emperor Saga Tenno.
With a statue of Fudo Myo-O in the hall dedicated to Kukai.

The famous Kannon statue 正観音立像
- source : www8.ocn.ne.jp/~enkyouji

The famous old tree 夫婦和合のモチ
mochi no ki - of the Aquifoliaceae (plant family); holly
- source : www8.ocn.ne.jp/~enkyouji

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2014/03/12

nemuri Jizo

source :　www.e-matsusaka.jp

野中の眠り地蔵
along the Wakayama Kaido Road 和歌山街道

多気町野中, Eishooji 永昌寺 temple Eisho-Ji, Mie prefecture

This temple has been build in 1605

Once a daimyo parade passed the region and the people had to fall on their knees, head down, to let it pass. One peasant fell asleep while doing this and the angry lord had him killed on the spot.
To appease the poor soul, this temple with the "sleeping Jizo" was erected.

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- Since Jizo is so popular, there are other "sleeping Jizo" in other temples.

In the mountains of Shodoshima (Shodojima 小豆島) Island

With its head tilted to the side, seemingly to sleep.
- source : shodoshimal-yama.sblo.jp

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Hosen-Ji Tokyo

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Hoosenji 宝仙寺 / 豊仙寺 Hosen-Ji
Nakano Fudo Son 中野不動尊
- 明王山 Myoozan 　聖無動院 Shomudo-In　宝仙寺 Hosen-Ji
東京都中野区中央2-33-3 - 2 Chome-33-3 Chūō, Nakano ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派

The large temple has a history of more than 1000 years and many famous people found their final rest in its cemetery.
The founder is Minamoto no Yoshiie 源義家 (1039 - 1106) and the temple is now dedicated to Kobo Daishi Kukai.
Yoshiie was on his way to war in the Tohoku region when he passed here and wanted a place for his personal protector statue of Fudo Myo-O.
He had a revelation from the local deity 稲荷大明神　Inari Daimyojin, who gave him a 宝中之仙 magic jewel and told him:
この珠は希世之珍宝中之仙である是を以って鎭となさば則ち武運長久法燈永く明かならん.
The deity then changed into a white fox and disappeared.
This is the origin of the name of this temple.

. Minamoto no Yoshiie Hachimantaro 源八幡太郎義家 . - (1039 - 1106)

At the Setsubun festival on February 2 it has a special parade of monk-soldiers 僧兵行列.

Its main statue is a 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O made by Rooben 良弁 Priest Roben, but the statue is not shown.
In front of its sanctuary is a Fudo statue carved by 願行上人 Gangyo Shonin (of the Kamakura period).

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The famous pagoda, one of the six pagodas of Edo. Built originaly in 1636.
It was lost during the war but has been rebuild in 1992. Inside are five statues of the Taizokai Mandala 胎蔵界五仏.

. Rooben Soojoo　良弁僧正　Roben Sojo　(689 - 773) .

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Nakano-no-Tō 中野塔 Tower of Nakano

The tower of Nakano was a three-storied pagoda which was said to have been donated
by 飯塚惣兵衛 Iizuka Sobei during the Kan'ei era (1624 -1643) and
was one of Edo's famous places along with the five-storied pagoda located in Kan'ei-ji Temple, Ueno.
It was located on the grounds of 宝仙寺 Hōsen-ji Temple, Chūō, Nakano Ward,
but burned down during the air raids of 1945 (the twentieth year of Shōwa).
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The temple was destroyed during WWII. All the buildings are new.
The 大師堂 Daishido Hall was built by 丸井元会長の青井忠治 the former president of Marui company,
青井忠治 Aoi Chuji (1904 - 1975).

The temple is related to 和田村八幡 Wadamura Hachimangu （大宮八幡神社 Omiya Hachiman Jinja).

In 1927, the high priest Tomita 富田大僧正 (in the 50th generation of abbots of this temple) founded the school
宝仙学園 Hosen gakuen for Buddhist studies.
Hosen Gakuen Tanki Daigaku 宝仙学園短期大学 Hosen Gakuen College was was established in 1951, and closed in 2010.

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stamp from the Kanto Fudo Pilgrimage

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 焼山寺Shosan-Ji in Shikoku :
後の世を思えば恭敬焼山寺　死出や三途の難所ありとも
Nochi no yo o omoeba kugyoo Shoosanji shide ya sanzu no nansho ari to mo

. Shoosanji 焼山寺 Shosan-Ji, Shozan-Ji, Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

from the Gofunai pilgrimage

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Famous for its "miokuri Jizo" 見送り地蔵 Jizo looking back
to make sure no one is left behind on the way to paradise.

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. Jizoo Bosatsu (Kshitigarbha) 地蔵菩薩 Jizo .

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In the compound is also a mound with old used stone mortars.
ishiusu zuka 石臼塚

During the Edo period, many water wheels with stone mortars were installed along the river Kandagawa to make buckwheat flour, but with the introduction of electricity in our modern times, they were just left by the roadside. The head priest of the temple took pity on them and erected this mound in their honor.

. usu 臼 different types of mortars, grinders and handmills .

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- source : www.housen.org/info

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. Legends from Nakano ward .

daija no hone 大蛇の骨 bones of a huge serpent
At the temple 円照寺 Ensho-Ji in Shinjuku and 豊仙寺 / 宝仙寺 Hosen-Ji in Nakano there are parts of the bones of one huge serpent kept as secret treasures.
River water can be poured over the bones for an oracle about coming rain.
At the temple Hosen-Ji the waster from the well 井の頭 Inokashira is used for offerings.

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Jizo no hoosoo 地蔵の疱瘡 Jizo Bosatsu with smallpox
At the temple Hosen-Ji there was a rumor that the statue of Jizo had caught smallpox. But, well, it was just a rumor.

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- - - - - The temple is on the following pilgrimages:

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
Nr. 12 - Hoosenji 宝仙寺 Hosen-Ji

. 関東三十六不動霊場 Pilgrimage to 36 Fudo Temples in Kanto .
Nr. 15 - Hoosenji 宝仙寺 Hosen-Ji

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2014/02/08

Hoko-Ji Hamamatsu

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Hookooji、Hōkō-ji 方広寺 Hoko-Ji

静岡県引佐町臨済宗方広寺派本山 Zen temple Rinzai Sect
1577-1 Inasachō Okuyama, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka

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Shinnozan 深奥山 Hoko-ji 方廣寺
Hoko-ji, located deep in the mountains of western Shizuoka Prefecture north of the city of Hamamatsu, is the head temple of the Hoko-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, with approximately 170 associated temples. It was established in 1371 by the regional lord, Okuyama Rokuro Jiro Tomofuji 奥山六郎次郎朝藤, who invited as founding abbot Mumon Gensen 無文元選 (1323–1390), a son of Emperor Go-Daigo 後醍醐 (r. 1319–1339).

Gensen had become a monk at Kennin-ji and trained under the masters Kao Sonen 可翁宗然 (d. 1345) and Sesson Yubai 雪村友梅 (1290–1346). In 1343 he went to China, where he practiced under the master Gumei Zhengyou 古梅正友 (1285–1352). After receiving the Dharma Seal of the master he traveled further in China, residing for a time at Tiantaishan 天台山. In 1350 Mumon returned to Japan and did further practice in the mountains near Shizuoka, where Okuyama Rokuro Jiro Tomofuji studied Zen under him.

Among Hoko-ji’s notable buildings is the Hanzobo Daigongen 半僧坊大權権現. The Hanzobo Daigongen was built in honor of a deity that is said to have appeared to Mumon Gensen when his ship encountered a storm on the way back from China. The deity, vowing that he would protect Mumon so that he could return to Japan to teach the Dharma, guided the captain and helped the ship survive the storm. Later, after Mumon had become priest of Hoko-ji, the deity appeared again and asked to study Zen. He was dressed partly as a monk and partly as a layman, so the master called him Hanzobo 半僧坊, “Half-monk".

Another notable structure is the Shichison Bosatsudo 七尊菩薩堂 (Important Cultural Property), a shrine built in 1401 that honors seven Shinto deities and Buddhist bodhisattvas. Hoko-ji is also known for its stone images of the Five Hundred Arhats (the five hundred enlightened disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha), located at various places around the temple grounds, including atop a stone bridge.
- source : zen.rinnou.net/head_temples

石橋と五百羅漢 Stone bridge and 500 Arhats

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These statues have become important national treasures in 2014.

Shaka Nyorai in the middle (104 cm)
Monju Bosatsu on the left (57 cm)
Fugen Bosatsu on the right (56 cm)

- Homepage of the temple
- source : www.houkouji.or.jp

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. Tengupedia - 天狗ペディア　- Tengu ABC-List .

Hanzooboo 半僧坊 the Tengu Hanzobo, Hanzo-Bo 　
遠州奥山半僧坊　Enshu Okuyama Hanzo-Bo

His grave is at the temple Hoko-Ji. Once there was a fire in the back of the temple compound, but it stopped just short of his grave.
Thus he has saved the temple buildings many times from fire destruction.
(坊 BO can mean a building or be used as the name of a priest or Tengu.)

半僧坊祭り - Hanzobo Festival 　

Amulets to avoid evil, fire, diaster, be safe at sea - and many more
厄難消除、海上安全、火災消除、所願満足 - 等

- source : hansoubou.com

Yearly Festivals
- source : hansoubou.com/gyoji
静岡県浜松市北区引佐町奥山1577-1

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Mumon Gensen (1323 - 1390)

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Life is like a cloud of mist emerging from a mountain cave
and death a floating moon in its celestial course.
If you think too much about the meaning they may have
you'll be bound forever like an ass to a stake.

Words cannot describe everything.
The heart’s message cannot be delivered in words.
If one receives words literally, he will be lost.
If he tries to explain with words,
he will not attain enlightenment in this life.

- source : www.greatthoughtstreasury.com

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枇杷の実の青々として半僧坊
biwa no mi no aoao to shite Hanzooboo

the loquat fruit
are so green
at Hanzobo sanctuary
Tr. Gabi Greve

. Kawasaki Tenkoo 川崎展宏 Kawasaki Tenko .

. biwa びわ　枇杷　loquat .

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Kanagawa, 鎌倉 Kamakura - 半僧坊 Hanzobo / Hansōbō Shrine / Hansobo

In the compound of temple 建長寺 Kencho-Ji, on top of the mountain.
There are many tengu statues on the way up there.
He is a protector of fires and brings good luck.

ema　絵馬　votive tablet

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. Hōkō-ji 方広寺 Hoko-Ji, Kyoto .
Kyoto Daibutsu no Nanafushigi 京都大仏の七不思議

. Japan - Shrines and Temples - ABC .

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