Mankoin Ichihara Ogisaku

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Mankooin 満光院 Manko-In, Ogisaku
光明山 Komyozan 歓喜寺 Kanki-Ji 満光院 Manko-In

市原市荻作279 / Chiba, Ichihara city, Ogisaku

The date of the founding is not clear.

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The temple was founded in the early Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
by 義照 Yoshiteru, a priest from 醍醐三宝院 the Daigo Sanbo-In Temple in Kyoto.
Together with many sub-temples Manko-In had been venerated in the region.
In 1831 it burned down due to a flash of lightning
and most of the buildings were lost.
But the Buddha statues were saved.
In 1843 the Main Hall was rebuilt
and the temple became 成田山の隠居寺 a temple for retired priests from Narita San Temple.

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節分会
ペットの合同慰霊祭 special service for pets
施餓鬼
除夜の鐘(大晦日)
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This Temple is Nr. 02 of the
. Ichihara 市原郡八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Temples Pilgrimage .

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Gyoganji Yakushi Ogiwara

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Gyooganji 行元寺 Gyogan-Ji, Ogiwara
東頭山 Tozuzan 無量寿院 Muryokotobuki-In 行元寺 Gyoganji

いすみ市荻原2136 / Chiba, Isumi city, Ogiwara

The temple was founded in 849 by
. Ennin -　Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 / 慈覺大師 (794 – 864)
and called 東頭山 三学院無量寿寺 Sangaku-In Muryoju-Ji.
It was located at 夷隅郡大多喜町伊藤 the Isumi district, Otaki town, Ito.
When Jigaku Daishi came back from Korea, this was the first temple he opened in Eastern Japan,
hence the name 東頭山 Tozu-zan. Head Temple in the East.
The temple burned down and was relocated to Ogiwara by 平重盛 Taira no Shigemori (1138 - 1179).
It was later rebuilt by 冷泉大納言 Reizei Dainagon and 二階堂行元 Nikaido Yukimoto .
In the Middle Ages it became a place of learning, like a Temple University.
In 1497, it burned down in a local war, but was rebuilt by Takeda Morihide.
In 1586, it was relocated to its present place.
In the Edo period it was given more land and became 大寺院 a big temple compound
with 96 sub-temples.
It was gakumonji 学問寺 a temple for learning and kiganji 祈願時 a temple to make a wish.

The famous carpenter　高松又八 Takamatsu Matahachi （？～1716）
and his disciples made amazing carvings.

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This temple is Nr. 20 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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Fudo-In Mie Henboji

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Fudooin 不動院 Fudo-In, Henboji
青竜山 Seiryuzan, 不動院 Fudoin, 辺法寺 Henboji

亀山市辺法寺町150　/ Kameyama city, Henboji town

The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.
The statue is a designated cultural property.

- Chant of the temple
なうまく　さんまんだ　ばざらだん　せんだん　まかろしやだ
そわたや　うんたらた　かんまん

The temple was founded in 796 by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi,
when he stayed here on his pilgrimage to 伊勢神宮 Ise Shine.
The villagers revered the statue in a small temple hall.
Around 1195, 平景清 Taira no Kiyomori stayed in this area and came here to pray,
ordering a large temple hall to be built.
. Taira no Kiyomori 平清盛 .
In the Edo period life was more peacefull and villagers repaired the main hall around 1750.
The lord of the region, 本多俊次 Honda Toshitsugu (1595 - 1668), had the hall repaired again.
The temple bell was made in 1719 by 辻但馬藤原直種 Tsuji Tajima Fujiwara Naotane.
The Tsuji family was famous for casting bells.
Naotane was the child of the founder of the casting family,

- mizukake Fudo to spread on water in the compound

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毎月２８日　　　御縁日、護摩祈祷(午後一時)
２月３日　　　　厄除節分会
３月１５日　　　釈尊涅槃会
３月・９月　　　春秋彼岸会
３月２１日　　　弘法大師御影供
４月８日　　　　釈尊誕生会(花まつり甘茶)
８月１６日　　　お盆施餓鬼会
１２月３１日　　除夜護摩祈祷　
　
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This temple is Nr. 25 of the pilgrimage
. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

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

. Fudo Myo-O 不動明王 .


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Torigoe Kannon Iwate Ninohe

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Torigoe Kannon 鳥越観音 Torigoe Kannon, Ninohe

岩手県二戸郡一戸町鳥越宮古沢 21-1 / Iwate, Ninohe district, Ichinohe, Torigoe Miyakosawa

The Kannon statue is . Shō Kannon 聖観音 / 正観音 Sho Kannon Bosatsu .

The temple was founded by 慈覚大師 Priest Jikaku Daishi.
In 1512 the temple is mentioned in 糠部三十三ヶ所観音巡礼 the Nukabe Kannon Pilgrimage.

. 慈覚大師円仁 Ennin Jigaku Daishi (794 – 864) .

The 奥の院 Oku no In temple is located in a cave at the steep slope of
鳥越山 the Torigoeyama Mountain.

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鳥越観音まつり Torigoe Kannon Festival in Autumn

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Nukabe 33 Kannon 糠部三十三ヶ所観音巡礼 - Nr. 29、.

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

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

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Enmanji Mie Nagasawa

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Enmanji 円満寺 Enman-Ji, Nagasawa
長澤山 Nagasawa san, 円満寺 Enmanji

鈴鹿市長沢町872 / Mie, Suzuka city, Nagasawa town

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
At his sides are statues of 馬頭観音 Bato Kannon and 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.

- Chant of the temple
おん　あびらうんけん　ばざら　だとばん

The temple was founded around 1610.
It was 氏寺 the protector temple ov the village.
People came here to pray for protection from evil and disasters.
Most of the old temple records were lost in fires.
There are records from 大法師覚応覚永大和尚 Priest Kakuo Kakuei in 1636.
In a small shrine there is a secret statue of 秘仏大聖歓喜大自在天神 Kanki Ten.
In the 観音堂 Kannon Hall is a statue connected with a rope to the outside.
People hold the rope when praying or making a wish, and during special rituals, hence the name
O-Tebiki Kannon Gyoji お手引き観音行事 Ritual of holding on to the Kannon.

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１月１日　　　初年初詣
３月初午の日　初午厄除護摩祈祷、お手引観音行事 O-Tebiki Kannon Ritual
９月２８日　　諸願成就護摩祈祷　

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This temple is Nr. 23 of the pilgrimage
. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

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

. Dainichi Nyorai 大日如来 .

. Bato Kannon 馬頭観音 Kannon with a Horse Head .

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Kazusa Shichifukujin Pilgrimage

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Kazusa Shichifukujin Pilgrimage 上総の七福神めぐり

. ①弁財天 Benzaiten 成田山新宿不動堂 Fudo-Do .

所在地（住所）：千葉県木更津市新宿１２－１５

②福禄寿 Fukurokuju 圓明院 Temple Enmei-In

所在地（住所）：千葉県君津市山本１５３５

③寿老神 Jurojin 圓如寺 Ennyo-Ji

所在地（住所）：千葉県君津市小市部１２７

④毘沙門天 Bishamonten 久原寺 Kubara-Ji

所在地（住所）：千葉県君津市西猪原２４３

⑤大黒天 Daikokuten 長泉寺 Temple Chosen-Ji

所在地（住所）：千葉県君津市大井３９

⑥恵比寿尊 Ebisu 圓鏡寺 Temple Enkyo-Ji

所在地（住所）：千葉県富津市八幡３５８

⑦布袋尊 Hotei 不動院 Temple Fudo-In

所在地（住所）：千葉県富津市竹岡３６４e

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. Pilgrimages to the Shichifukujin 七福神めぐり Seven Gods of Good Luck .

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Myofukuji Mie Tokui

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Myoofukuji 妙福寺 Myofuku-Ji, Tokui
薬王山 Yakuozan 医王殿 Io Den 妙福寺 Myofukuji

鈴鹿市徳居町2040/ Mie, Suzuka city, Tokui town

The main statues are 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai and 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
おん　ころころ　せんだり　まとうぎ　そわか
おん　あみりた　ていぜい　からうん

The temple was founded by 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu
on request of 聖武天皇(在位724～49) Emperor Tenmu.
Gyoki carved the two statues and built the temple to host them.
Then came 弘法大師(774～835) Kobo Daishi and held the Eye-Opening Ceremony.
During the war period of Oda Nobunaga (1558 - 70) the main hall was lost
but the two statues survived.
The present main hall was built in the Edo period.
In the compound is 大師堂 a Hall for Kobo Daishi, where his statue is kept.

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１月２１日　　　　　　初大師法要
２月・６月第２日曜　　二六の祈祷
２月初午の日　　　　　初午護摩祈祷
４月８日　　　　　　　仏生会　花まつり
８月８日～１２日　　　本尊御開帳、薬師大祭（連日息災護摩祈願）and 薬師踊り Yakushi Dance
８月１６日　　　　　　大施餓鬼法要
１２月２１日　　　　　納め大師法要
毎月８日　　　　　　　月例薬師講

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This temple is Nr. 20 of the pilgrimage
. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

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

. Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 (668 - 749) .

. Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来 .

. Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来 Bhaisajyaguru .

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Gyokoji Fudo Otakubo

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Gyookooji 行弘寺 Gyoko-Ji, Otakubo
龍燈山 Ryutozan 行弘寺 Gyokoji

さいたま市南区太田窪2310 / Saitama city, Minami ward, Otakubo

The Fudo Myo-O statue is very small and kept in a miniature shrine.

The temple was founded in 807 on request of 足利左衛門 Ashikaga Saemon
in memory of 三善影元 Miyoshi Kagemoto.
In the compound is a large Gingko tree and some large tsubaki ツバキ camellia trees.
The trees are natural monuments of 浦和市 Urawa city.
In the back of the compound is a large stone statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

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Also on the following pilgrimage:

. Bushu Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 武州足立百不動尊霊場 . - Nr. 100

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This Temple is Nr. 100, the last one of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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Chofukujuji Yakushi Chonan

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Choofukujuuji 長福寿寺 Chofukuji-Ji, Chonan
平埜山 Hiranoyama 長福寿寺 Chofukujiji

千葉県長生郡長南町長南969/ Chiba, Chosei district, Chonan town, Chonan
Kichi Zoo Kun no Tera 吉ゾウくん Temple of the Auspicious Elephant
三途河頭極楽東門蓮華台上阿弥陀坊大平埜山本実成院長福寿寺
The longest temple name in Japan !

This old temple was founded by 伝教大師最澄 Dengyo Daishi
on request of 桓武天皇 Emperor Kanmu.
In the Middle Ages it was 日本三大学問所 one of the three great temple schools.
It was the Head Temple of 308 sub-temples in Chiba.
In the Tokugawa period, more land was given to the Temple.

Since an Elephant once stayed in the Temple on its way from Nagasaki to Edo,
it was called 吉ゾウくんの寺 Temple of the Auspicious Elephant.
There are two elephant statues outside the temple.
If people make a wish and rub its feet, the wish will be granted.

. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 (766 - 822) .

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shuin　朱印 stamp for a long life

ema 絵馬 votive tablet

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
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- source : tesshow - kazsa_yakshi .
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 19 of the pilgrimage
. Kazusa 35 Yakushi Pilgrimage 上総国薬師如来霊場 .

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Jionji Mie Inonishi

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Jionji 慈恩寺 Jion-Ji, Ino Nishi
雲林山 Unrinzan, 普門院 Fumon-In, 慈恩寺 Jionji
稲生の天神さん Ino no Tenjin San

鈴鹿市稲生西2-12-13 / Suzuka city, Ino-Nishi

The Kannon statue is 千手観世音菩薩 Senju Kannon Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple
おん　ばざら　たらま　きりく

The date of the founding is not clear.
The temple was restored in 1605 by 政海法印 Priest Seikai Hoin.
The temple is closely related to 神宮寺 the Shrine Jingu-Ji.
It ie also related to 伊奈冨神社 the Shrine Inatomi Jinja.
The temple was restored again in 1803 by 忍盛師 Priest Oshimori.
Around 1700, priest 寂泉 Jakusen came to the temple and opened a terakoya 寺子屋 Temple School.
On July 25, there is always a large firework in the compound.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

２月３日　　　　　節分会（星供養）
７月２５日　　　　天神祭
１２月３１日　　　除夜の鐘
毎月２１日　　　　写経の会
毎月２５日　　　　天神護摩祈祷（学問向上他）

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This temple is Nr. 19 of the pilgrimage
. Mie Shikoku Henro 三重四国八十八ヵ所霊場 .

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

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

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慈恩寺 the Temple Jion-Ji
....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県　
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仙台市 Sendai city 泉区 Izum8i ward

oiwake Nyorai 笈分如来
出羽国寒河江慈恩寺の覚明阿闍梨は、湯殿山の霊夢により弥陀の本尊造像を京の安阿弥快慶に頼む。快慶が精魂を打ち込んだ阿弥陀如来は会心の作で覚明に渡すに忍びず、いまだ出来ずと偽って覚明を帰したが、翌年約束どおりに訪れた覚明に渡すこととなり、名残を惜しみ近江の草津まで見送る。別れるとき笈を開くと、光明がさし一体の阿弥陀像は二体となっており、いずれが本仏とも化仏とも分明せず、二人は一体ずつ負って別れる。よって笈分如来とも身分け如来ともいう。覚明は南北に川が流れ、一本の菩提樹の生えている地を夢に見て、今の地に移した。他の一体は京都市下京区富小路六条角の蓮光寺にある。

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Temple 山王慈雲寺
もと近くの一里塚にあり、天保の飢饉に「泣くな騒ぐな秋まで待てよ、百に三升の米かせる」という歌を詠んで世直しを予言。子供の夜泣をとめる信仰があり、願をかけるときはつなぎ藁でしばり、願ほどきには赤い頭巾か腹かけを奉納する。

出羽寒河江の慈雲寺の覚明阿闍梨が京都の仏師安阿弥快慶に頼んで笈分如来を作ってもらった。その笈分如来の夢の告げにより、泉ヶ岳のふもと、金畑に菩提樹を植えた。のち、南の川崎に移るが、ここにも植えつぎの同じ木がある。
. Jiun Onkoo 慈雲飲光 Priest Jiun Onko .





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比企郡 Hiki district 幾川村 Tokigawa village

uma 馬 a horse
慈恩寺の、Hidari Jingoro 左甚五郎の絵馬の馬が田畑を荒らしたので、鎖で縛った。




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寒河江市 Sagae city

. Uma 馬 Horse Legends .
The painter 郷ノ目右京 Gonome Ukyo had painted ema 絵馬 a votive plate with a horse for the Temple Jion-Ji.
The horse came out every night to ramble in the fields.
So the villagers put a rope around it to keep it in place.

. Yamagata, Jion-Ji Homepage .


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Ise Shichifukujin 伊勢七福神 Pilgrimage

三重県 Mie Prefecture

恵比寿 Ebisu 聖衆寺 Shoshu-Ji 三重県桑名市 北別所156
. 大黒天 Daikoku Ten 大福田寺 Daifukuden-Ji. 三重県桑名市東方1426
毘沙門天 Bishamon Ten 信貴山四日市別院 千福寺 Senpuku-Ji 三重県四日市市生桑町1825-1
弁財天 Benzai Ten 密蔵院 Mitsuzo-In 三重県四日市市大治田町2-10-7
福禄寿 Fukurokuju 大聖院 Daisho-In 三重県四日市市日永2-11-7
寿老人 Jurojin 高神山 観音寺 Kannon-Ji 三重県鈴鹿市高塚町1777
. 布袋尊 Hotei Son 石上寺 Sekijo-Ji 三重県亀山市和田町1185 .

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. 七福神 Shichi Fukujin seven Gods of God Luck .
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Zennoin Fudo Hirogayato

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Zennooin, Zen-nō-in 善應院 / 善応院 Zenno-In, Hirogayato
善應院 Zennoin

さいたま市南区広ヶ谷戸320 / Saitama city, Minami ward, Hirogayato

The 不動尊 Fudo Myo-O statue is 70 cm high.

- Chant of the temple
なにことも　善にまかせん広かやと　まもるちかひに　応らさらめや

The date of the founding is not clear.
In the compound are 六地蔵 six statues of Jizo Bosatsu.

In the compound was a small 稲荷社 Shrine for Inari.
The Inari Shrine was in the compound of 大熊氏 the Okuma family.

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Bushu Adachi 100 Fudo Temples Pilgrimage 武州足立百不動尊霊場 . - Nr. 99

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This Temple is Nr. 99 of the
. Adachi 100 Fudo Temples 足立百不動尊霊場 Pilgrimage .

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