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2020/12/14

Dengyo Daishi Saicho Legends

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Dengyo Daishi Saicho 伝教大師最澄 Legends

. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 (766 - 822) .
- Introduction -
His disciple was . Jigaku Daishi Ennin 慈覚大師仁円 .

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Koochi Hooin 広智法印
広智法印はかつて高野山に登ろうと思って、ある土地に来た際に、飛瀑に紫雲が生じるのを見てここが浄土だと思って入定した。それから470年にわたって体はなんら損なわれることなく、いまもなお在るという。また、900年ほど前にも比叡山で伝教大師の弟子で広智という人がいたのは、この人のことだろう。
? Life and legend of Kochi Hoin. Saishoji Temple in Niigata

....................................................................... Aichi 愛知県　
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名古屋市 Nagoya city 守山区 Moriyama district

ryuujo 竜女
伝教大師が熱田の宮に参篭中に竜女が現れた。竜女は竜泉寺の池に住む竜女だと名乗り、一妙句を授けてくれるように乞うた。大師が竜泉寺を訪ねると竜女が現れた。竜女は大師から妙旨を受けて喜び、今後旱魃があれば必ず甘雨を降らせることを約束した。

....................................................................... Fukuoka 福岡県　
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糟屋郡 Kasuya district 新宮町 Shingu town

kiezu no hi 消えずの火
横大路家には伝教大師最澄が持ち帰ったと言われている「消えずの火」がある。延暦24年（805）、唐から帰国した最澄が同家を訪れ、自作の毘沙門天木像と共に火種を与えたという。比叡山で不断の火が消えたとき、同家の火種を献じたという。

....................................................................... Kyoto 京都府 　
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上京区

goryoo 御霊
上御霊社は、桓武天皇の御世、早良親王・伊予内親王の霊が祟りをなし、人民が大いに悩まされたので、伝教大師が奏聞を行い、八所の御霊を鎮座させたことに始まる。かつては八所だったのだが、賀茂川の洪水に社が流され、所々に分かれた。早良親王・吉備公の2座は今も上御霊におわすという。

....................................................................... Nagano 長野県 　
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伊那市 Ina city

hikaru yama 光る山
円仁という僧侶が伝教大師とともに上野に行く途中で、山が光るのを見た。そこで帰りに山に霊木を探すために立ち寄った。
. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 .

....................................................................... Shiga 滋賀県 　
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Ibuki Doji 伊吹童子， Shuten Doji 酒呑童子
酒呑童子が大江山に住み着いた事情を明かしている。童子は伊吹山の麓、比叡山の北谷、西坂、丹波の大江山へと移っていく。比叡山からは伝教大師に追い出される。

....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都 　
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葛飾区 Katsushika ward

慈覚大師，瑞雲 zuiun，青竜 seiryu ryuutoo 竜燈
慈覚大師が東方を行脚していた時に浅草寺でしばし逗留した。ある日白髪の翁がやって来て、東北に霊地があって、私はそこに霊像を安置した。その像は伝教大師が作ったものだと言い終わると姿を消したという。そこで慈覚大師が東北に向かったところ突然瑞雲が立ち、青竜が雲から現れた。庵に入り、仏像を拝んだ。慈覚大師は青竜に対して、ここに寺を造るので加護してほしいと告げる。それを聞いた青竜は姿を消した。その後は時々竜燈の奇瑞が起きるという。
. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 .

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims - INTRODUCTION .

. Legends about Death .

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2020/12/13

Amida Nyorai Legends

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Amida Nyorai Legends 阿弥陀如来と伝説

. Amida Nyorai Introduction .

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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

................................................................................. Kyoto　京都 　

. Legends about 嵯峨天皇 Saga Tenno .
During the reign of 嵯峨天皇 Saga Tenno there lived a person called 三条中将 Lieutenant Sanjo,
married to a high-ranking woman.
He promised to make a golden statue of Amida Butsu 阿弥陀仏 Amida Buddha if she would have a child.
After a while she became pregnant and a girl was born.
The mother died when the girl was seven.
The lieutenant married again.
The stepmother wanted to kill the daughter, but the golden statue of Amida protected the child.

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. Joodooji 浄土寺 / 淨土寺 Temple Jodo-Ji .
and the Daimonji yaki 大文字焼き fire of DAI at 如意ヶ嶽 Mount Nyoigatake

................................................................................. Nagano 長野県 　
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松本市 Matsumoto city

Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来像 the Statue of Amida Nyorai

At 浄雲寺 the temple Joun-Ji there was a statue of Amida Nyorai.
All people who passed here riding a horse got off and venerated it for its spiritual power.
Once a Samurai passed without getting off the horse.
He soon fell down and hurt himself, thus is divine punishment.

................................................................................. Tochigi 栃木県 　
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鹿沼市 Kanuma city

Amida sama 阿弥陀様 Amida Nyorai
Once there was a hall for Amida Nyorai, now the place is called doo ato ドウアト "place where the hall was".
A statue of Amida was venerated here, but then came a Rokubu pilgrim and wanted to steal the statue.
He took if from its place, but the Kannon statue next to it begun to cry:
大久保恋しい "I love my Okubo! I long for it!"
So the Rokubu put the statue back in its place.
. Rokubu Pilgrim Legends .

................................................................................. Wakayama　和歌山県 　
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田辺市 Tanabe city

. hayariyamai はやり病 Legends about epidemics .
On the mountain road branching off toward 竹の叉 Takenomata there was a sanctuary
to venerate 阿弥陀様 Amida Sama.
Once the deity had appeared in the dream of a villager and told him:
"If you make a sanctuary to venerate Amida sama,
there will be no more densenbyoo 伝染病 epidemics in 有木 Ariki village."

................................................................................. Yamanashi 山梨県 　
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. Retsuishiyama 烈石山 Mountain with a split boulder. .
At 甲州塩の山 Mount Shionoyama (塩ノ山, 556 m)

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99 阿弥陀 collecting
14 阿弥陀如来 (00) 17 阿弥陀様 (02)
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Dainichi Nyorai Legends

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Dainichi Nyorai Legends 大日如来と伝説

. Dainichi Nyorai 大日如来 .
- Introduction -
The most important deity of Esoteric Buddhism.

. Dainichi Sutra　大日経 Dainichi Kyo - Mahavairocana Sutra.

. Dainichidoo 大日堂と伝説 Dainichido, Dainichi Do Hall　legends .

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................................................................................. Aichi 愛知県 　
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知多郡 Chita district 武豊町 Taketoyo town

. Dainichi from 光明寺 temple Komyo-Ji .

................................................................................. Ishikawa 石川県 　
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河北郡 Kahoku district 津幡町 Tsubata town

ryuutoo 龍燈
弘法大師が岩動山を越えたとき龍燈が老松にかかり大日如来の尊容が奇雲の間に現れた。よって大師はここに二年とどまり大日尊と聖徳太子二歳の像を安置した。津幡町領家の広済寺である。

................................................................................. Tokushima 徳島県 　
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三好市 Miyoshi city 山城町 Yamashiro town

taka nyuudoo 高入道
正夫谷に高入道が出現していた。下から見上げれば段々背が高くなるが、上から見下ろせば、次第に小さくなるという。字大日にある練石の大日如来の前で、山伏が千巻供養をおこなってから出なくなったともいう。

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22 大日如来 collecting
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. Dainichidoo 大日堂と伝説 Dainichido, Dainichi Do Hall　legends .

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2020/12/12

Kannonji Temple Legends

. zenigata,　銭形　the coin made of sand .
on the beach of Kannonji Town, Kagawa

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Miracles of Kannon - Kannon Reigen Ki
Yoshimine Temple in Yamashiro
Hiroshige II Utagawa

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................................................................................. Kagawa 香川県　
観音寺市 Kannonji city 伊吹町 Ibuki town

mamedanuki 豆狸 a small Tanuki
昔から豆狸が棲んでおり、いたずらをする。夜寝ていると人を起こしに来る。だまされて家の外に出た人は、あちこちを歩きまわり、気がついたときには思いがけない所で寝ていたり、人に声をかけられて気がついたりする。
. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢－ racoon dog, badger legends .

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mochi　餅 rice cakes
正月１５日前後の小正月には注連縄を焼き、その火で焼いた餅を食べると夏に病気をしない。
村境や川原・浜・山辺で、トウドバヤシと称して注連飾りや門松などの正月飾りを焼き、この火で焼いた餅を食べると病気にならない。
. mochi 餅と伝説 Legends about rice cakes .

................................................................................. Okayama 岡山県 　
川上郡 Kawakami district 備中町 Bitchu town

kitsune 狐 a fox
観音寺の墓のところを通ると、必ず狐に油揚げをとられた。
. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .

....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都 　
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世田谷区 Setagawa ward 下馬 Shimouma

. 観音寺 Kannon-Ji - Setagaya, Shimouma .

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Ryusenji Temples Legends

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. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
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Ryuusenji, Ryūsenji 龍泉寺 / 瀧泉寺 Ryusenji-Ji Temples in Japan
sen, izumi 泉 spring, fountain

There are many temples with this name in Japan, and many legends about them.

. Meguro Fudo 目黒不動 the most well-known with the name Ryusen-Ji .
〔天台宗泰叡山瀧泉寺 Ryusen-Ji (目黒区・東京)

. 松竹山 Shochikuzan 円泉寺 Ensen-Ji 龍泉院 Ryusen-In .
新宿区西早稲田1丁目1-12 / Shinjuku, Nishi-Waseda

. Aoyama 港区南青山龍泉寺 Ryusen-Ji Tokyo .

. Akita Yokote 秋田県横手市龍泉寺 .

. 龍頭山 Ryutozan 不動院 Fudo-In 龍泉寺 Ryusen-Ji .
栃木県大田原市 / Tochigi, Otawara city

. Nagasaki 長寿山龍泉寺 - 長崎県南高来郡西 .

. Arakawa 88 Henro Temples 荒川辺八十八ヶ所霊場 .
03 龍泉龍泉寺（台東区竜泉2-17-15）

. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 .
87 大聖山龍泉寺（川口市青木5-5-36）

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................................................................................. Aichi 愛知県 　
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名古屋市 Nagoya city 守山区 Moriyama ward

. ryuujo 竜女と伝説 / 龍女 Ryujo- Legends about female dragons .
When 伝教大師 Priest Dengyo Daishi was visiting 熱田の宮 the Shrine of Atsuta, 竜女 a female dragon appeared.
She told him she was living in the pond of 竜泉寺 temple Ryusen-Ji and wanted him to come there too and get a special blessing.
When Dengyo Daishi came to the temple Ryusen-Ji the female dragon showed up to teach her something special.
From then on, whenever there was a drought, she would bring rain if people prayed here.
. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 (766 - 822) .
. Atsuta Jingu 熱田神宮 Atsuta Shrine .

................................................................................. Akita 秋田県　

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横手市 Yokote city

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. itachi　鼬、イタチ weasel .
Once there came a weasel to 龍泉寺 the temple Ryusen-Ji, asked for Sutra letters to be written on tree leaves, made a nest for the leaves but then died. That night the weasel appeared in the dream of the priest.
The weasel asked the priest to bring it up when it would be re-born as a human.
The priest did as he had promised and eventually the child became an important priest, with a lot of mythical Buddhist powers.

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. oosuzu 大鈴， a large temple bell .
at Hakusan Jinja 白山神社 Hakusan Shrine

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. Suiko 水虎 Water Tiger, Water Beast .
and suiko Jizo 水虎地蔵 Jizo as a water beast

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通幻和尚 Priest Tsugen
The pregnant mother of the founder of 龍泉寺 the Temple Ryusen-Ji, 通幻和尚 Priest Tsugen, had died and been burried.
But the baby came out of the earth after birth, and grew up to be a priest.

source : むかしむかし、永澤寺に通幻が
The Dragon Scales and Priest Tsugen

Ryusenji - 1 Chome-10-3 Fukakusa, 越前市 Echizen, Fukui
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................................................................................. Ibaraki 茨城県　
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土浦市 Tsuchiura city 鷹匠町 Takajo town

Near 龍泉寺 Ryysen-Ji there is Hachiman Jinja 八幡神社 a Hachiman Shrine with a nettletree.
. enoki 榎 nettletree, Chinese hackberry tree .

................................................................................. Nara 奈良県 　
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吉野郡 Yoshino district 天川村 Tenryu village

. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake legneds .
At 竜泉寺 the temple Ryusen-Ji the treasures are the bones of 大蛇 a great snake and the sword 聖宝尊者 Saint Shoho (832 - 908).
Once upon a time, a couple of serpents lived in a cave near the mountain and harmed the visitors.
The saint performed Buddhist rituals and chants and the male snake left. The bones of the famale snake were kept in a cave.
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Once a woman told her husband to call her from outside before entering the home.
One day he came home secretly and saw that his wife was a huge 白蛇 white serpent.
The wife told the husband to take her ebeballs and lick them with the children. Then she disappeared in the nearby pond.
In the course of time the eyeballs were lost and he became blind.
He asked to have a bell rung every morning and evening.
Thus the temple Ryusen-Ji was built to ring the bell in rituals.

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................................................................................. Saitama 埼玉県 　
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秩父郡 Chichibu district

. ryuujin 竜神 /龍神と伝説 Ryujin, Legends about the Dragon Deity .
At the large riverpool there lives a dragon.
To perform rain rituals, the head priest of 竜泉寺 the temple Ryusen-Ji throws in a kechimyaku 血脈 lineage document.
If there is a divine response from 竜神 the Dragon Deity, the paper will sink down and it will soon be raining.
. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals / Regenzauber .

................................................................................. Tottori 鳥取県 　
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Ryusenji no Heian butsu 龍泉寺の平安仏
A man had tried to steal the Buddha statue from the Heian period of the temple 龍泉寺 Ryusen-Ji.
But when he left the temple hall, he could only walk around in circles and did not go anywhere.
Thus was the spiritual power of the statue.

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. Tera　寺と伝説 Buddhist Temples and their legends .

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .

. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .

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2020/12/05

Hieizan Temple Legends

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. Ennin Jigaku Daishi 仁円慈覚大師 .
He was the teacher of Saicho Dengyo Daishi.

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................................................................................. Fukuoka 福岡県
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糟屋郡 Kasuya district 新宮町 Shingu town

kiezu no hi 消えずの火
横大路家には伝教大師最澄が持ち帰ったと言われている「消えずの火」がある。延暦24年（805）、唐から帰国した最澄が同家を訪れ、自作の毘沙門天木像と共に火種を与えたという。比叡山で不断の火が消えたとき、同家の火種を献じたという。

................................................................................. Iwate 愛知県　
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奥州市 Oshu city 江刺南町 Esashi Minami town

. Koomyooji 光明寺 Temple Komyo-Ji .
and Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864)

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. Shuten Doji 酒呑童子 a Sake Yokai Monster .
He lived at Mount Hieizan for a while but 伝教大師最澄 Dengyo Daishi threw him out.

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tsue 杖
聖徳太子が比叡山に登り、求世観音 Guze Kannon を安置する伽藍を建てた際、その側に立て置いた椿の木が成長した。
. Guze Kannon 求世観音 at 法隆寺 temple Horyu-Ji .

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京都市 Kyoto city

Doogen 道元
比叡山の西の麓で、仏前の油を盗んでいた人の魂が死後、燐火となり夏の夜に飛ぶ。七条朱雀の道元の火もこの類いのものだろう。このような話は諸国にある。
. Dogen Zenji 道元禅師 (1200 - 1253) .
and 永平寺 Temple Eihei-Ji, Fukui

................................................................................. Shiga 滋賀県　
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大津市 Otsu city

hirakazaru ma 開かざる間
延暦寺に竹林院という坊があり、そこに児かやと言う開かない部屋があった。宝暦7年に行われた法花会の時に、この坊に宿泊した権右中弁敬明が自分の家人にこの部屋を開けさせてみたが、中は暗く、何もなかった。家人はただ冷気を感じてたちまち病気となり、家に帰るとそのまま死んでしまったという。敬明も数月後に死んでしまった。

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sugi 杉宝暦4年、（延暦寺）山門の修復が行われた時の事。ある同心が乱心し、人を斬り殺し自殺した。その者は潔斎など放逸無慙だった。ある日の深夜、大きな音がしたので皆が飛び起き、院内を確認したところ、門前の大杉が谷に落ち、その為に小道が潰れ、連絡しようにも方法がなかった。評議は朝に行おうと待っていると、夜が明けてその場を見ると、杉と道は元に戻っていた。 . sugi no ki 杉の木と伝説 Legends about the cedar tree .

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Shiga 大津市 Otsu city 坂本本町Sakamoto Honmachi town

Taira no Masakado 平将門
将門調伏説話の一つ。
尊意が延暦寺講堂で不動法を修すると，結願の奇瑞として火焔に将門の幻像が現れた。
. Taira no Masakado 平将門 / 平將門 (? – 940) .

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野洲郡 Yasu district

. abura boozu, aburabozu　油坊主 Abura Bozu, oil monk .

................................................................................. Shizuoka 静岡県　
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御前崎市 Omaezaki town

hebi 蛇
むかし比叡山の備後の阿闍梨 Bingo no Ajari という者は、自分は死んだら蛇身になって、遠州笠原ノ庄にある桜ガ池に住むと常に言い、臨終の時にこの池の水を取り寄せて掬った。その同じ頃に池では大いに逆波が起きたという。

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
延暦寺 / 23 比叡山 (09)

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2020/12/04

Bodaiji Temple legends

. Temple Bodai-ji 菩提寺 at Aomori, Osorezan .

. Temple Bodai-ji 菩提寺 at Himeji .

. Temple Bodai-ji 菩提寺 at Iwate, Tono .

. Temple Bodai-ji 菩提寺 at Okayama, Nagi.

. Temple Kanbodaiji 観菩提寺 at Mie .

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菩提寺にして宵闇の鷺絵あり岡井省二
菩提寺に改宗の故事曼珠沙華向山房男
菩提寺のおほかたは地に寒雀古舘曹人
菩提寺の井を汲む夏の別れかな神尾久美子
菩提寺の常の水音霜日和今井峰月
菩提寺の枇杷一族のごとこぞる中田六郎
菩提寺の法事にまぎる花の客角川春樹
菩提寺の菊の根分けて貰ひけり角川春樹
菩提寺の花散る雨の花山院川合広保
菩提寺へ向ふ足取り昼蛙高澤良一燕音
菩提寺へ母がほうらば蟇裂けん安井浩司
菩提寺へ母の手を引き母子草富安風生
菩提寺を手ぶらであるく良夜かな長谷川双魚

その人の菩提寺を訪ひ避暑果つる森田峠
もののふの菩提寺とほき二月かな大峯あきら
初護摩の菩提寺太鼓とどろけり寺崎美江女
桃妖の菩提寺に汲む甘茶かな塩井志津
津軽公菩提寺裏手かうもり飛ぶ高澤良一
珠姫の菩提寺荒れつ夏の蝶有働亨汐路
秋日踏む菩提寺磴の梅落葉西島麦南人音
稲雀わが菩提寺を根城とす奥村せいち
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................................................................................. Aomori 青森県　

. 地蔵尊恐山 Jizo Bosatsu at Mount Osorezan .

................................................................................. Iwate 岩手県 　
岩手郡 Iwate district

shirase 報知 notification of a death
If there is a funeral, it is held at 菩提寺 the Family Temple Bodai-Ji
and notifications are sent to the relatives, friends and other villagers.
This acitvity is called shirase 報知（しらせ).
There must always be two people to bring the sad news around.

................................................................................. Miyagi 宮城県　
Miyagi 伊具郡 Igu district 丸森町 Marumori town

shi no yochoo 死の予兆 an omen of death
In the village Marumori was a man named 大内 Ouchi who had just come there.
The became very ill and on the day before his death he went to a temple
wearing official robes of 羽織袴姿 Haori and Hakama.

The carpenters working at the temple saw him and found this very strange.
A person can thus go to 菩提寺 the Family Temple Bodai-Ji when he dies, but he never comes back.

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Miyagi 遠田郡 Toda district 涌谷町 Wakuya town

Around 1700, the child of 坂本宇兵衛 Sakamoto Uhei, a vassal of 伊達宗重 Date Muneshige (1615 - 1671)
loved the cats and chicken of the family.
One night in autumn, the chicken made a call late in the night.
The owner thought this an ominous call and killed the chicken, throwing it into the nearby river.
That night, the chicken appeared in a dream of the priest of 菩提寺 the Family Temple Bodai-Ji of the Sakamoto family.
"I am the chicken of the Sakamoto Family.
The cat of this family wanted to use poison to kill the master of the family, so I begun to make noise to wake him,
but I was killed instead. Now I want you, the priest, to tell him the truth."
The next morning, the priest went to the family, where the head was just preparing a bowl of soup.
At that moment, the cat jumped in from outside, put something in the bowl and run away.
The head did not see it and put the bowl to his mouth to drink.
The priest hastily stopped him and told him about his dream.
They looked in the bowl and found the head of a poisonous lizzard.
Now the head wanted to kill the cat, but the cat never came back to the house.
Uhei felt remorse for killing the chicken and had a special ritual held in its honor.

................................................................................. Niigata 新潟県 　
新津市 Niitsu city

yuurei 幽霊 a Yurei ghost
Late at night at the ferry place, a strange voice of a woman was heard from the other side of the river.
When the boatman went over, there was nobody. But he said anyway "Come into the boat".
The boat became more heavy, as if someone had come in.
On the other side, he said to get off, and the boat became lighter again.
When the boatsman wanted a greeting from this visitor, he suddenly saw
a head with a rope hanging around the neck, the eyeballs sticking out and long wet hair hanging down.
The spooky woman asked him to go to 菩提寺 the Family Temple Bodai-Ji and then disappeared.

.................................................................................Shimane 島根県
鹿足郡 Kanoashi district

Kaga no Kami 加賀守 The Lord of Kaga
The grave of the Kaga no Kami 加賀守 the Lord of Kaga was in the compound of the ruins of
下瀬山城址 the castle Shimonoseyama. But it was destroyed by a villain.
The villagers built a new grave, but did not hold any rituals.
The priest from 三渡八幡宮 Miwatari Hachimangu came and asked to perform a ritual, otherwise the lord might be angry.
The villagers decided to follow this advise and held a special ritual at 菩提寺 the Family Temple Bodai-Ji

................................................................................. Tokyo　東京都

. 熊谷稲荷 The Story about Kumagaya Inari Shrine .
and Yasuzaemon Inari 弥惣左ヱ門稲荷

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Tokyo 西多摩郡 Nishitama district 檜原村 Hinohara village

. Oinusama 御犬様 O-Inusama, "Honorable Wolf Deity" .
The daughter of the village headman had fallen in love with the priest of 菩提寺 the Family Temple Bodai-Ji.
They soon became the rumor of the village and the priest was sent to a different temple.
The daughter climbed steep mountains and gorges to meet the priest again.
On the roadside was a wolf with a thorn in his leg.
She bent down to help him.
To show his gratitude, the wolf then accompanied her all the way.

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Tokyo 台東区 Taito ward

tamashi 魂 the soul
At Asakusa there was a man who had been ill for a long time.
He went to 菩提寺 a different Family Temple Bodai-Ji to aks for his funeral.
The head priest agreed.
He did not get better and went again to ask for his funeral at this Bodai-Ji.
The priest thought his was strange and when he investigated the case,
he found that the man had died the night before.

................................................................................. Toyama 富山県　
黒部市 Kurobe city

shinin 死人 a dead person
If a person dies, his soul goes to his Bodaiji 菩提寺 Family Temple.
There must always be two to bring the dead body there.

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2020/12/03

juzu rosary legends

hyakumanben juzu 百万遍数珠, hyakumanben nenju for one million prayers
The hyakumanben juzu is said to have originated at Chion-ji in Kyoto.

. juzu kuyoo 珠数供養 Kuyo for a rosary .

. Koomyooji 光明寺 Komyo-Ji, Jizo

. Sekizan Zen-In 赤山禅院 Temple in Kyoto .
Juzu Kuyo 珠数供養 (正念珠) “Ritual Service for Rosary”

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................................................................................. Kagoshima 鹿児島県　
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funagami 船神
種子島の平山世伯という人が、京に行こうと船に乗ったところ、大隈国の内浦あたりで暴風雨に遭い、船は漂流した。そこで船神に祈り、１２の方角を書いた紙を結んで神前に置き、念珠の房で探ると西南と出たのでその方角に舵を取る。途中不安になったが幾度試しても西南と出るので、信じて進むとやがて陸地が見えて一行は助かった。

................................................................................. Niigata 新潟県　
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小千谷市 Ojiya city 真人町 Matto town

matto mujina 真人狢
真人狢にだまされて穴に閉じ込められた坊主を村の若い衆が見つけた。坊主が礼を言って念珠のひもを切ると、玉一つ一つが狢になった。真人狢が坊主に化けて仲間を逃がしたのだった。
. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢－ racoon dog, badger legends .

................................................................................. Okayama 岡山県　
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岡山市 Okayama city

. Shoozenji 掌善寺 Temple Shozen-Ji .

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -
09 念珠 (02) 36 数珠 collecting

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2020/12/02

butsuzo statues legends

. Introducing Buddha Statues .
.. .. The Nyorai Group 如来
.. .. The Bosatsu Group 菩薩
.. .. The Myo-O Group 明王
.. .. The Ten Group, Tenbu 天部

. Kōbō Daishi Kūkai 弘法大師　空海 - 伝説　 Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .
He is the most famous carver of Buddha statues in Japan.

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................................................................................. Gifu 岐阜県 　
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郡上市 Gujo city 和良村 Wara mura village

. A buddha statue at the shrine 白山神社 Shirayama Jinja .

................................................................................. Shimane 島根県　
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美濃郡 Mino district 匹見町 Hikimi town

- - - - - Kobo Daishi 弘法大師
A family had a statue carved by Kobo Daishi, which would never leave the house during a flooding.
The home was soon treated like a temple.
Then came a villager and cut the legs off from the knees on, but he became ill soon and his legs rotted from the knees on.

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58 仏像 collecting

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Osaki Kamijima Henro Introduction

. Kobo Daishi Reijo 弘法大師霊場 Kobo Daishi Henro Pilgrimages in Japan .
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Osaki Henro Pilgrims Road 大崎八十八箇所遍路道
Osaki Kamijima Henro 大崎上島遍路 / 大崎上島八十八ヶ所お遍路
Okayama Osaki Henro Michi 岡山市大崎遍路道

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OSAKIKAMIJIMA TOWN - Ōsakikamijima
Osakikamijima is a town consisting of 20 islands of varying sizes. Looking out over the Seto Inland Sea from the summit observation deck of Kannominesan Mountain (453m), visitors can enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of 115 interspersed islands. Kinoe Onsen is a popular spot where guests can sit back and relax while watching boats passing through the archipelago.
As well as a rich variety of fruit, including mandarin oranges, blueberries, strawberries, and figs, Osakikamijima has invested effort in developing a fishing industry that not only "catches" but "cultivates" produce.
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Osaki-kamijima 大崎上島
Osaki-kamijima 大崎上島 he Osaki Islands consists of four islands: Osaki-kamijima, Osaki-shimojima, Kami-kamagarijima, Shimo-kamagarijima now known for their slow pace of life and cultivation of fruits: blueberries, lemons, mikan oranges. Many of the younger population have left, schools have closed and the islands are gradually depopulating.
The Shimanami Kaido makes a large turn on Omishima Island, extending southward to Shikoku. This of course makes far better commercial sense, as a means to flow goods and materials to the larger population base there. But geographically speaking, the road could have continued its gradual bend to the west, connecting across a chain of islands all the way to Kure.
It takes nearly as much time to pronounce the names of the islands as it does to traverse them: Osaki-kamijima, Osaki-shimojima, Kami-kamagarijima, Shimo-kamagarijima. You'll note the repetition in the words 'kami' and 'shimo,' upper and lower respectively. The kami islands are closer to Kyoto and therefore considered the superior. Yet ironically, they seemed the least healthy economically of the four.
- Osaki-kamijima
- Kinoe (木江)
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. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　Japan .

- Koya San in Wakayama 和歌山　高野山　-

- 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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mamori honzon legends

. ichidai mamori honzon 一代守り本尊 .
Guardian Deities of the Individual
There is a popular belief that each person has one of eight Buddhist Deities, related to his day of birth, who watches over and protects them.

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reimu 霊夢 an oracle dream
The Lord 徳川有親 Tokugawa Arichika had two sons. They lost in a war but survived and fled.
Before they commited ritual suicide, they prayed to their o-mamori honzon 御守本尊, the Deity 宇賀神 Ugajin.
The Lord had a dream where a priest in gray robes appeared and told him:
"Get out of this place and survive!"
When Arichika woke up, he felt the divine protection of Ugajin.
He went to a nearby temple and became a monk. The priest gave him gray robes.
This was really strange.
Arichika was also known by the name of 世良田有親 Serada Arichika.
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Arichika Tokugawa / Arichika Serada (Arichika Tokugawa / Arichika Serada) is said to have existed from the Nanbokucho period to the early Muromachi period. ... more ...
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. Ugajin 宇賀神 .
Ugajin is Uga no Mitama, the Shinto goddess of foodstuff mentioned in Kojiki and Nihongi ...

...................................................................... Aichi 愛知県　
知多郡 Chita district 武豊町 Taketoyo town

. Dainichi Nyorai 大日如来 at 光明寺 Temple Komyo-Ji .

....................................................................... Ishikawa 石川県　

. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .
At the butcher shop 天狗中田本店 Tengu Nakada Honten they venerated a Tengu as their mamori honzon 守り本尊 protector deity.
On November 3, the day when the shop was first opened, they hang up the mask of a Tengu.
For New Year, they hung up a scroll with a Tengu.

- source : 天狗中田本店 -

....................................................................... Iwate　岩手県
遠野 Tono

. hebi 蛇と伝説 Legends about snakes and serpents .
A story from 附馬牛 Tsukimoushi village.
One day when grandmother was looking after the grandchile in the nearby 観音堂 temple of Kannon, one serpent appeared.
Grandmother killed the serpent.
When she wanted to go to the temple again with the child, it cried every time.
Grandmother asked a diviner for advice.
She was told that the serpent was the mamori honzon 守り本尊 protector deity of this Kannon Bosatsu. She should paint a scroll with the serpent and venerate it at the Kannon Temple.
Soon after the grandchild would accompany her again to the temple.

The temple is Nr. 7 at the seven special Kannon temples in Tono.
- reference source : 遠野七観音 -

....................................................................... Kanagawa 神奈川県
小田原市 Odawara city

Hoojoo 北条の守り本尊 the protector deity of the Hojo clan
The stone mason building the castle of Odawara for the Hojo clan found a large stone with a spot like a head on top.
When he hit this spot with his hammer, blood came flowing out.
That night Lord Hojo Soun had a dream:
"I am the mamori honzon 守り本尊 protector deity of the Hojo Clan. If you believe in me, you will certainly be successful!"
- Hōjō Sōun 北條早雲 (1432 or 1456 – 1519) - wikipedia -

....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県　
石巻市 Ishinomaki city 牡鹿町 Oshika town

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩伝説 legends about Kannon .

The Kannon statue in 観音堂 the Kannon Hall of 給分 Kyubun was the mamori honzon 守り本尊 protector deity of
Abe no Sadato.
. Abe no Sadato 安倍貞任 (1019 – 1062). .

....................................................................... Niigata　新潟県
上越市 Joetsu city

. Mamori Honzon at the top of 不動山 Mount Fudoyama .

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Niigata 南蒲原郡 Minami-Kanbara district 下田村 Shitada village

. Kokuzo 虚空蔵と伝説 Legends about Kokuzo Bosatsu .

If the second boy is born in 丑年 the year of the bull, he is called ウシコクウゾウ（丑虚空蔵） Ushikokuzo.
He is placed on the back of his elder brother and will inherit the family treasures.
The mamori honzon 守本尊 protector deity of people born in the year of the bull is Kokuzo Bosatsu.

....................................................................... Okinawa　沖縄県

If a child is born on an auspicious day, people go to the home of the midwife
and pray to her mamori honzon 守本尊 protector deity.
The midwife makes a thread of hemp yarn and hangs it around the head of mother and baby.
This will protect them from evil influence.

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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