. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼 .
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namikiri Fudo 波切不動尊 "wave-cutting Fudo"
明王山 Myoozan 西光寺 Saiko-Ji
related to 鴨居山林光寺 Kamoizan Rinko-Ji
The temple is located on the top of a long slope.
The temple was founded in 1449 by priest 義慶 Yoshinori.
In 1563, the temple received more land from 徳川家光 the Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.
In 1567, it was revitalized by priest 誓順 Junsei.
During fires in 1818 and 1894 the main hall was lost.
The temple was moved here around 1900 as the Fudo Hall from temple 鴨居山林光寺 Kamoizan Rinko-Ji.
In 1984, the other halls like the 薬師堂 Yakushi Do in the compound were combined under the name Saiko-Ji.
The temple has a very large graveyard and many cherry blossoms.
林光寺 Rinko--Ji is Nr. 66 on the
. Kanto Henro Pilgrimage 関東八十八ヶ所霊場 .
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- Homepage of the temple
- source : kamoisanrinkouji.net ...
- reference source : tesshow.jp ... -
- reference source : plala.or.jp/ANNIE ... -
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鴨居杉山神社の概要 Shrine Kamoi Sugiyama Jinja
横浜市緑区鴨居4-13-1 / Yokohama, Midori ward, Kamoi
The Shrine was founded in 1449 to protect 鴨居村 the village of Kamoi.
- Deities in residence :
日本武尊 Yamato Takeru and 天照大神 Amaterasu Omikami
In the compound is a small
Tenmangu Shrine 天満宮
- reference : tesshow -
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The temple Saiko-Ji is Nr. 13 of the
. 武相不動尊二十八所 - 28 Fudo Temples in Musashino .
. O-Mamori お守り Amulets and Talismans .
. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja - Fudo Myoo .
. namikiri 波切不動尊 / 浪切不動明王 / 波切り不動 Fudo cutting waves .
. Saiko-Ji, 大滝 Otaki, 宮城県 Miyagi .
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. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
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福島市 Fukushima city 杉妻町 Sugitsuma town
sugi no seirei 杉の精霊 the spirit of the cedar tree
At 西光寺 the Temple Saiko-Ji there were three 大杉 very very large cedar trees.
Around 1805, the priest wanted to cut them down to get money. In the evening he saw three strange children standing there.
They held their hands, walked around the tree and cried before they disappeared.
A couple of beggers were camping below the tree and were awaken that night be a very cold wind. They saw a beautiful young man and two women walking around the tree but soon disappeared.
When they told their observation to the priest, he realized that this were the spirits of the cedar tree, who was more than 1000 years old.
When the villagers heard this, they collected money and begged the priest not to cut it down.
But they cut it anyway, When the first ax cut the tree, there was a lot of water coming out of the cut and they stopped.
But the 6 wood cutters involved in this became ill and died soon after.
The day when they had tried to cut the tree was the 4rth day of the 4th lunar month.
So this day became the day of the cedar festival.
. sugi no ki 杉の木と伝説 Legends about the cedar tree .
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亀岡市 Kameoka city 西別院町 Nishi-Betsuin town
. soroban boozu 十呂盤坊主 "the Abacus Priest" .
In the evening the priest from 西光寺 Temple Saiko-Ji could see a young priest using an abacus unter the kaya 榧 torreya tree.
This phenomenon is called "the Abacus Priest".
Some say it is a prank of 狸 a Tanuki badger.
Some say once upon a time there was a young priest often scolded by the old priest, because he could not use the abacus well.
Eventually the young priest hung himself on this tree.
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柏崎市 Kashiwazaki city
chinshoo 沈鐘 the fallen temple bell
The temple bell from 西光寺 Saiko-Ji was crying every night:
"Shall I go to the sea? Shall I go to the river?"
The priest told it to go to the place it liked best.
So the dragon hook burst and rolled away and the bell sank into the nearby river.
ryuuzu 龍頭 (りゅうず) Ryuzu hook of a temple bell, "Dragon Head"
. ryuuzu 竜頭と伝説 Legends about the dragon head .
- another version -
The hanging tsurigane 釣鐘 temple bell of 真光寺 the Temple Shinko-Ji is a female bell.
The male bell fell into a river at 八幡新町 Yawata Shinmachi and was lost.
The bell had a ryuzu 竜頭 hook with a dragon.
The 龍王 Dragon King would be lonely without the bell, so it was left in the river.
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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
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