Gokuraku - Jigoku

2017/01/14

Gofunai temples 22 and 23

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Nr. 22 - Nanzooin 南蔵院 Nanzo-In

- 天谷山 Tengokuzan　南蔵院 Nanzo-In　竜福寺 Ryufuku-Ji
新宿区箪笥町42 / 42 Tansumachi, Shinjuku ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派

This temple was founded in 1615 by 正胤法印 priest Masatsugu on behalf of 牛込勝重 Ushigome Katsushige, the lord of Ushigome Castle.
The main statue is 千手観世音菩薩 Kannon with 1000 arms.

In the beginning there were two statues of 弁財天 Benzaiten in two sanctuaries.
In 1681, the 上宮 Upper Sanctuary had to be relocated and was then re-named. The other statue of Benten was relocated to temple 宗参寺 and gave rise to the district named 弁天町 Benten-Cho.
In the Edo period, people who made weapons (at that time called tansu 箪笥) begun to live close to the temple.
The present main hall was erected in 1984.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 平等寺 Byodo-Ji in Shikoku :
平等にへだてのなきと聞く時は　あらたのもしき仏とぞみる
Byōdō ni hedate no naki to kiku toki wa ara tanomoshiki hotoke to zo miru

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/funai88

南蔵院歓喜天堂 Hall for Kankiten

. Kankiten (Kangiten)　歓喜天, Shooten　聖天 Ganesh.

. Introduction of Kannon Bosatsu .

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... in this case, tansu doesn't refer to furniture. It refers to weapons.
In the Edo Period the general term for the arms, armor, and ordnance of the shōgunate was 箪笥 tansu.

In 1713, this area was entrusted to a local magistracy and a 町 machi town was developed. The original name of the town was 牛込御箪笥町 Ushigome go-tansu machi. By the way, 御箪笥 go-tansu is the honorific term for 箪笥 tansu.

The title of the magistrate who oversaw the private arsenals of the shōgunate was tansu bugyō 簞笥奉行 Tansu Bugyo. His office managed the full sets of armor, bows and arrows, and lances of the shōgunate. The people who worked under this office weren’t only in charge of weapons, though.
The broad office title of 御納戸役 o-nandoyaku store room service referred to the mid-level samurai who would fetch and file and take inventory and maintain the clothes, supplies and furniture of the shōgunal family. They might also do the day to day work of managing the transactions of the shōgunal coffers. When gifts had to be given to lords or foreign emissaries, these were the samurai clerks who made it happen.
Whether the magistrate or the warehouses themselves were in this area isn’t really important. The name derives from the fact that dormitories, 武家屋敷長屋 buke yashiki nagaya long houses, and the homes of other officials associated with this type of work were based here. So while this name is confusing to us now, in the Edo Period it was a way of designating what work and what class of samurai were living in the area.
A samurai clerk of this level would make a stipend of 100-200 koku.
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春立つやぶらり牛込箪笥町
haru tatsu ya burari Ushigome Tansumachi

spring begins -
I take a leisurely walk in Ushigome
Tansumachi town

赤瀬川昌彦 Akasegawa Masahiko

. tansu 箪笥 / 簞笥 -- たんす chest of drawers .

. Ushigome 牛込 in Edo .

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Nr. 23 - 薬研堀不動院 Yagenbori Fudo-In

- 川崎大師東京別院 Kawasaki Daishi Tokyo Betsu-In
中央区東日本橋2-6-8 / 2 Chome-6-8 Higashinihonbashi, Chūō ward
Shingon Sect : 智山派

This temple was founded in 1585 by 大印僧都 Daiin Sozu.
The main statue is Tsuzura Fudo Myo-O 葛籠不動明王 "Fudo in a wicker box".
This is one of the Three Great Fudo Statues of Edo 江戸三大不動.

The Fudo statue had been carved by the venerable priest
. 興教大師覚鑁 Kogyo Daishi Kakuban (1095 - 1143) .
at the temple 根来寺 Negoro-Ji in Wakayama.
Priest Daiin had packed this statue in a wicker box and carried it all the way to Kanto after Toyotomi Hideyoshi had burned the temple Negoro-Ji in 1585. He found this place suitable and built a temple for the statue.
After many ups and downs, in 1892, this temple became a special temple to 真言宗智山派大本山川崎大師平間寺 Kawasaki Daishi Heiken-Ji.

. Kawasaki Daishi 川崎大師 .
Founded in 1128, it is the headquarters of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism.

江戸名所図会 Edo Meisho Zue - Yagenbori and Fudo Temple

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji . in Shikoku :
皆人のやみぬる年の薬王寺　るりの薬をあたへまします
Mina hito no yaminuru toshi no Yakuōji ruri no kusuri o ataemashimasu

. 医王山 Iozan　無量寿院 Muryoju-In　薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : kawasakidaishi.com/about

- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
. 関東三十六不動 36 Fudo Temples in Kanto . - Nr. 21.

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葛籠不動明王 Tsuzura Fudo Myo-O "in a wicker box"
. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .

. Three Most Famous Fudo 三大不動尊 in Japan .

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Yagen is a chemist's or doctor's mortar form which is like a V, deep and small, to crush medicine. The canals in Edo were often in this form.

Yagen Shichimi Togarashi - special red pepper from Yagenbori
Yagenbori in Edo is in Asakusa, an old center of entertainment.
A medicine dealer of the area (Yagenbori), more than 400 years ago, began to mix these ingredients to serve as condiments to go with noodles and other Edo food. It can be mixed to be very hot, medium or rather mild.
Reference

Yagen red pepper containers

. shichimi toogarashi 七味唐辛子 "seven flavors and red pepper" .

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source : mfa Boston Museum

Temple of Fudô at Yagenbori (Yagenbori Fudôson やけんぼり　不動尊)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (1786 – 1864)

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This is the end of the first part of the Shikoku Pilgrimage to 23 temples
阿波（徳島）発心の道場　-- hosshin awakening - Tokushima Awa

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

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- Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) -

. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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2017/01/12

Gofunai temples 20 and 21

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Nr. 20 - Kyooshooin 鏡照院 Kyosho-In

- 身代山 Migawari san 玉泉寺 Gyokusen-Ji 　鏡照院 Kyosho-In
港区西新橋3-14-3 / 3 Chome-14-3 Nishishinbashi, Minato ward
Shingon Sect : 真言宗系単立

The founding of this temple is not clear, maybe around 1400, on request of Emperor 後小松天皇 Gokomatsu Tenno (1377 - 1433).
The main statue is 身代不動明王 Migawari Fudo, said to be carved by Kobo Daishi.
Related to the shrine 愛宕神社 Atago Jinja.

In 1614, priest 宥俊和尚 Yushun came from Hitachi and founded a temple at 愛宕町 Atago village in Edo　(愛宕下 Atago no shita).
The temple was close to 徳川家康 Tokugawa Ieyasu, who offered a statue of 将軍地蔵尊 Shogun Jizo for the Inner Sanctuary.
In 1889 a statue of 高尾山飯綱不動明王 Iizuna Fudo Myo-O was offered from Takaozan.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 鶴林寺 Kakurin-Ji in Shikoku :
しげりつる鶴の林をしるべにて　大師ぞゐます地蔵帝釈
Shigeritsuru tsuru no hayashi o shirube nite Daishizo imasu Jizō taishaku

. 霊鷲山 Ryojuzan　宝珠院 Hoju-In　鶴林寺 Kakurin-Ji - Shikoku .

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/minato ...

.Migawari Fudoo 身代わり不動尊 Fudo as Substitute
Vicarious Protector .
wagami no kawari ni　わが身の代わりに "instead of my own body"
To help people in distress and protect from disaster and catastrophies.

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. Shōgun Jizō 将軍地蔵　Shogun Jizo, General Jizo .
Victorious Jizō, Battle-Field Protector, Jizo as war god 軍神 gunshin
It is not clear when Shōgun Jizō appeared on the Kyoto side of Mt. Atago as the “true ground ” (honji butsu 本地仏) of Atago Daigongen 愛宕大権現...

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愛宕下藪小路 Atago no shita, Atagoshita, Yabu no Koji

This was the name for a low-lying area from present day Minato Ward Shinbashi to Nishi Shinbashi, sandwiched between the east side of 愛宕山 Mt. Atago and the Tokaido Highway.
There were a large number of Daimyo (feudal lords) residences, including the residence of Tamura Takeaki (Ukyo Dayu) the first head of the Ichinoseki Clan who carried out the seppuku of Ako Clan head Asano Naganori (Takumi no Kami) who perpetrated the incident of the attack within Edo Castle which resulted in series of events involving the 47 Ronin, as well as the residence of Toyama Kagemoto famous from the novel 遠山の金さん "Toyama no Kin san".
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Nr. 21 - Toofukuin 東福院 Tofuku-In

- 宝珠山 Hojuzan　遍照殿 Henjo-Den　東福院 Tofuku-In
新宿区若葉2-2-6 / 2 Chome-2 Wakaba, Shinjuku ward
Shingon Sect : 真言宗

This temple was founded in 1575 by 祐賢法印 priest Sukekata.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The temple was first founded in 1611 in 麹町9丁目横町 Kojimachi and moved to its present location in 1634.
Since it was added to the Gofunai pilgrimage, a 門前町屋 Monzenmachi "pilgrims town" thrived.

豆腐地蔵 Tofu Bean Curd Jizo at Tofuku-in Temple

"The Tofu guardian deity of children" stands near the House of Aizome, right to the entrance facing Tofuku-in.
The statue of Tofu Jizo is about 107 centimeters high. There is the following legend about its origin:

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Once upon a time there lived a Tofu bean curd maker with wicked heart nearby.
Then all of a sudden, every day a Buddhist priest came to buy a piece of Tofu and put his money in the bamboo box. But when the Tofu maker looked at the money the next day, it had always turned into a piece of star anise. The man thought the priest must be a Tanuki or a Fox playing tricks on him, so the next time the priest stretched out his hand to put the money in the box, the wicked Tofu maker cut his hand with his long knife. The priest run away fast. The wicked Tofu maker hen followed the blood stains on the road and came to the gate of Tofuku-In, where a statue of Jizo Bosatsu was venerated and now had a bleeding arm.
Finally the wicked Tofu maker understood that Jizo wanted to teach him a lesson and from that day on, he became an honest businessman.

The main statue is in the back of the temple. A stone substitute is outside.
Nowadays people come here to rub the hand or arm of the Jizo statue, with the hope to heal their own wounds and get rid of pain.

. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - Introduction .

. Tofu bean curd (豆腐 tofu, toofu, dofu) .

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 太龍寺 Tairyu-Ji in Shikoku :
太龍の常に住むぞやげに岩屋　舎心聞持は守護のためなり
Tairyū no tsune ni sumuzoya ke ni iwaya shashin monji wa shugo no tame nari

. Shashinzan 舎心山常住院太龍寺 Tairyu-Ji - Shikoku .

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/shinjuku...

. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

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- Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 (774 - 835) -

. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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2017/01/10

Gofunai temples 18 and 19

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Nr. 18 - Aizenin 愛染院 Aizen-In

- 獨鈷山 Dokkozan　愛染院 Aizen-In 　光明寺 Komyo-Ji
新宿区若葉2-8-3 / 2 Chome-8-3 Wakaba, Shinjuku ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派

This temple was founded around 1580 by 正済上人 Saint Masanari.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

In 1634 it was moved from 麹町 Kojimachi to its present location. The main statue is Aizen Myo-0, but this statue is secret.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 恩山寺 Onzan-Ji in Shikoku :
子を生めるその父母の恩山寺訪らいがたきことはあらじな
Ko o umeru sono chichihaha no Onzanji toburaigataki koto wa arajina

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :
This stamp is only given to holders of the Pilgrims stamp book. For other visitors there is a rubber stamp to "do it yourself".

- In the compound are the graves of
高松喜六 Takamatsu Kiroku (? - 1713)
塙保己一 Hanawa Hokiichi, Hoki-Ichi (1746 - 1821)

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/shinjuku

. 母養山 Boyozan　宝樹院 Hoju-In　恩山寺 Onzan-Ji .

. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

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. 高松喜六 Takamatsu Kiroku (? - 1713)　 .
the "founding father of Naitō-Shinjuku 内藤新宿 Naito Shinjuku".

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塙保己一 Hanawa Hokiichi, Hoki-Ichi (1746 - 1821)
(23 June 1746 – 7 October 1821)

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a Japanese famous blind scholar and Buddhist monk of the Edo period.
Hokiichi became blind when he was 5 years old.
He learned history, literature, medical science and jurisprudence from several masters. One of them was Kamo no Mabuchi. Hokiichi compiled "Gunsho Ruijyu" (群書類従 Great collection of old documents).
In 1937,
Helen Keller came to Japan and visited Hokkiichi's memorial house. She expressed her impression as follows:
"When I was a child, my mother told me that Mr.Hanawa was your role model. To visit this place and touch his statue was the significant event during this trip to Japan. The worn desk and the statue facing down earned more respect of him. I believe that his name would pass down from generation to generation like a stream of water.
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His memorial day is a kigo for Autumn.
. Hokiichi Ki 保己一忌 (ほきいちき) .

わが生れ本の神田や保己一忌
waga umare hon no kanda ya Hokiichi ki

I was born
in the book town of Kanda -
Hokiichi memorial day

池上不二子 Ikegami Fujiko (1909 - 1999)

百姓の耳学問や保己一忌
hyakushoo no mimigakumon ya Hokiichi ki

中火臣　Naka Kashin (1912 - )

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"He listened with his eyes, he read with his ears!"
マンガ　塙保己一　　　－目で聞き、耳で読んだ
source : onkogakkai.com/manga_hokiichi

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Nr. 19 - Shoorenji 青蓮寺 Shoren-Ji

- 瑠璃光山 Rurikozan　清光院 Seiko-In　青蓮寺 Shoren-Ji
板橋区成増4-36-2 / 4 Chome-36-2 Narimasu, Itabashi ward
Shingon Sect : 智山派

This temple was founded by 円宗大和尚 High Priest Enshu.
The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai, from the Muromachi period.
Related to the shrine 菅原神社 Sugawara Jinja.

The original temple might have been near 弁天塚 Bentenzuka and been relocated to its present place due to water damage in 1693.
It was destroyed during the Great Tokyo Earthquake and relocated to the former temple 清光院 Seiko-In.
The main hall was renovated in 1959.
In the main hall are two statues of Kobo Daishi.

The gate is famous for its cherry tree in the spring time.

This temple was the first of the 江戸四ヶ寺 "four important temples of Edo" of the sect 新義真言宗 Shingi Shingon-Shu.
The other three are
根生院 Konjo-In (Nr. 35) // 真福寺 Shinpuku-Ji (Nr. 67) // 弥勒寺 Miroku-Ji (Nr. 46)

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 立江寺 Tatsue-Ji in Shikoku :
いつかさて西のすまいのわが立江弘誓の舟に乗りていたらむ
Itsukasate nishi no sumai no waga Tatsue kuzei no fune ni norite itaran

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
豊島八十八ヶ所 - Nr. 77 of the Toshima pilgrimage.
. 荒川辺八十八ヶ所 - Nr. 86 of the Arakawa Henro pilgrimage. .

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/itabashi

. 橋池山 Kyochizan　摩尼院 Mani-In　立江寺 Tatsue-Ji .

. Introduction of Yakushi Nyorai .

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. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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2017/01/08

Gofunai temples 16 and 17

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Nr. 16 - Sanpooji 三寶寺 / 三宝寺 Sanpo-Ji

- 亀頂山 Kichozan　蜜乗院 Mitsujo-In　三寶寺 Sanpo-Ji
練馬区石神井台1-15-6 / 1 Chome-15-6 Shakujiidai, Nerima ward
Shingon Sect : 智山派

This temple was founded in 1394 by 幸尊法印 priest Yukitaka. He was on a tour to promote Buddhism, when he passed near the pond 三寶池 Sanpoike, where he settled down and build his humble hut. That is the beginning of an important temple.
The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.
Another statue is of 紅頗梨色阿弥陀仏 Gubarijiki Amidabutsu.
Related to the shrine 愛宕社 Atago Shrine and 石神井社 Shakujii Shrine.

In 1477 the temple was relocated to ist present place by 太田道灌 Ota Dokan.
In 1591 it became a stipend of 10 石 koku and was declared a 御朱印寺 temple to distribute stamps.
(A koku of rice weighs about 150 kilograms.)
It is close to 池淵史跡公園 Ikefuchi Historical Park.

The third Shogun, 将軍家光　Tokugawa Iemitsu, often passed here during his falcon hunting and a special gate was constructed later for him to go through, 御成門 Onari-Mon , now the oldest existing building in the temple complex.

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三宝寺根本大塔 - Konpon Daitō Pagoda

三宝寺鐘楼 - Bell tower with a bell inscription from 1675.

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Shakujii Park (石神井公園, Shakujii Kōen) is a public park in the Japanese town of Shakujii, in Tokyo's Nerima ward. Established in 1959, it is one of the larger parks in the metropolis, after Ueno Park.
ishigami 石神 / しゃくじ (also red shakujin or shakuji) are specially formed stones, where people felt the power of the Deity. When villagers were digging for a i 井 well long long long ago, they excarvated a sekken 石剣 stone looking like a ritual sword. They revered it as a special stone. The well they dug became a lake in due time.
The park contains within it two ponds, 石神井池 Shakujii Pond and 三宝寺池 Sanpō-Ji Pond,, several small Shintō shrines, and the remains of Shakujii castle.
The Shakujii River runs east-west a short ways south of the park. The ponds are said to have formed naturally from the gushing up of underground water from the Musashino-dai Pond a short distance away. Over the years, however, the ponds have slowly shrunk, and so, in order to preserve the park's scenery and its recreational use, manmade systems have been installed to pump water into the ponds.
The castle ruins
date from the Kamakura period (1185-1333), or earlier, and thus it is known that the site was in use, and regarded as strategically important, for many centuries. The castle was the residence of the 豊島氏 Toshima clan of samurai, who ruled over the surrounding area in the 14th-15th centuries. The clan's destruction came largely at the hands of Ōta Dōkan, who was responsible for the construction of Edo castle; many of the ruins and shrines in the area are associated with him.
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During the Edo period, farmers living nearby used the water to grow rice, barley, big radishes and other vegetables.

Nearby is also the shrine 石神井神社 Shakujii Jinja.
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Shakujii Myōjinshi 石神井明神祠 Shakuji Myojin Shrine

The 'Goshintai' (main object of worship in a Shinto shrine) of Shakujii Shrine in Shakujii-cho, Nerima Ward
is the stone sword (石剣 / 石神 Ishikami).
It is said that when a villager was digging a well, he uncovered 霊石 a sacred stone with a shape of stone sword,
it was enshrined as Ishikami (stone deity),
thus giving the location its name ("shaku" is written using the character for "stone").
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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 観音寺 Kanon-Ji in Shikoku :
忘れずも導きたまえ観音寺　西方世界弥陀の浄土へ
Wasurezu mo, michibiki tama e Kanonji saihō sekai Mida no Jōdo e

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
. 関東三十六不動 36 Fudo Temples in Kanto . - Nr. 11
豊島八十八ヶ所第16番 Toshima Henro Pilgrimage - Nr. 16
武蔵野三十三観音第3番 - Musashino 33 Kannon Temples - Nr. 03

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/nerima

. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .

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. Oota Dookan 太田道灌 Ota Dokan . - (1432 - 1486)
He built Edo castle in 1457.

. Tokugawa Iemitsu 徳川家光 Third Shogun . - (1604 – 1651)

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紅頗梨色阿弥陀如来 Gubari Amida Nyorai in red cloth
安養院 Anyo-In Kyoto

. Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来 - Introduction .

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Nr. 17 - Choomeiji 長命寺 Chomei-Ji

- 東高野山 Higashi Koyasan（旧谷原山）妙楽院 Myoraku-In　長命寺 Chomei-Ji
練馬区高野台3-10-3 / Takanodai, Nerima ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派

. Choomeiji 長命寺 Chomei-Ji - Introduction .

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. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) Saint Gyōki .

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. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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Nr. 14 - Fukuzooin 福蔵院 Fukuzo-In

- 白鷺山 Shirasagizan　福蔵院 Fukuzo-In 正幡寺 Shoban-Ji
中野区白鷺1-31-5 / 1 Chome-31-5 Shirasagi, Nakano
Shingon Sect : 豊山派

This temple was founded in 1521 by priest 頼珍 Yoriyoshi.
The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.
The main hall had been rebuilt in 1960, the 鐘楼堂 bell tower in 1963

Related to the shrine 鷺宮八幡神社 Sagi no Miya Hachimangu. The temple name Shirasagizan (White Heron) comes from this relationship.

In the compound is a group of special statues :

福蔵院の十三仏 Jusanbutsu - the 13 Buddha statues
They protect the souls of those passed-away on the journey in the Nether World
and also babies and children as they grow up until the age of 13 (juusan).
8 of the statues were made between 1666 and 1685. The other 5 had been destroyed and are made in 1769 on behalf of 27 pious people.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 常楽寺 Joraku-Ji in Shikoku :
常楽の岸にはいつか到らまし　弘誓の船に乗り遅れずば
Jōraku no kishi ni wa itsuka itaramashi kuzei no fune ni noriokurezuba

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/nakano

. Introduction of Yakushi Nyorai and Kannon Bosatsu .

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. Juusanbutsu 十三仏 Jusanbutsu - 13 Protector Buddhas .

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Nr. 15 Nanzooin 南蔵院 Nanzo-In

- 瑠璃光山 Rurikozan　南蔵院 Nanzo-In　医王寺 Io-Ji
練馬区中村1-15-1 / 1 Chome-15-1 Nakamura, Nerima ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派

This founding of the temple is not clear. It was maybe founded by a priest named 良弁僧都 Roben around 1520,
or much earlier around 1360.
The main statues are 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai, 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O and 聖観世音 Sho-Kannon.
In the 薬師堂 Hall for Yakushi there are many ema 絵馬 votive plaques since the year 1805.
The statue of Yakushi Nyorai is secret and only shown every 33 years.
The statue of Kannon is from the Fujiwara period, with some repairs in later times.
Roben made the statue for Yakushi Nyorai. Later in a dream Yakushi Nyorai gave him the recipe for a medicine called 白龍丸　Hakuryumaru, which is a cure for many things and so he could help many people. The distribution of this medicine was stopped in 1877, with the advent of Western medicine.
The 閻魔堂 Enmado Hall of the King of Hell was built with the intention to pray for good health and has a collection of 1000 small statues of Jizo Bosatsu for this purpose.

The 鐘楼門 bell tower gate
was probably constructed in the middle Edo period. It has a bell with an inscription dating to 1715.

The 南蔵院薬師堂 Yakushi Hall and the 南蔵院閻魔堂 Enma Hall (Enma, King of Hell) have been constructed in 1753.

Related to the shrine 中村八幡神社 Nakamura Hachiman Jinja.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 國分寺 Kokubun-Ji in Shikoku :
薄く濃くわけわけ色を染めぬれば　流転生死の秋の紅葉ば
Usuku koku wakewake iro o somenureba rutenshyōshi no aki no momiji ba

- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/nerima

豊島八十八ヶ所 - Nr. 15 of the Toshima pilgrimage.

. Introduction of Yakushi Nyorai and Kannon Bosatsu .

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