Shorenji Mie Nabari

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Shoorenji 青蓮寺 Shoren-Ji, Nabari
地蔵院 Jizo-In 青蓮寺 Shorenji

名張市青蓮寺 / Nabari city, Jorenji

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The name of the temple is the origin of the name of the village.
In the Heian Period (794 - 1185) 空海（弘法大師）Kobo Daishi Kukai came here
and built a small thatched hut to live in.
He also planted some lotus flowers which he had brought from China in the nearby pond.
And Oh Wonder, some blue lotus blossoms showed.
The villagers were quite surprized and called the area Shorenji mura
青蓮寺村 "Village of the Temple with the Blue Lotus blossoms".
. reference : 地蔵院 青蓮寺 .

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- reference source : mieshikoku88.net/list ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Bangai, an extra Temple 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 .

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青蓮寺沼の寒九の鯰かな
Shoorenji numa no kanku no namazu kana

Temple Shoren-Ji
the catfish in the swamp
in the cold season

後藤綾子 Goto Ayako
Tr. Gabi Greve

kanku 寒九 the 9th day of the cold season
. WKD : winter kigo .

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....................................................................... Kumamoto 熊本県　
球磨郡 Kuma district 多良木町 Taragi town

gawappa ガワッパ Kappa，水神様 　
At the temple Shoren-Ji, people come to pray on first day of the second
and 12th month (according to the old lunar calendar)
to pray to suijin 水神 the Water Deity to protect them from damage of water,
then 餅を作り they prepare mochi rice cakes.
They collect stones from the river side and write
the prayer to Kobo Daishi on the stones
Namu Daishi Hensho Kongo 南無大師遍照金剛.
Finally they throw the rice cakes and the stones into the river.
On these two days, the local Kappa is also showing up.

. Garappa Don ガラッパドン the Kappa of Kyushu .

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Butsugenji Ichihara Umatate

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Butsugenji 仏眼寺 Butsugen-Ji, Umatate
Butsugenji 佛眼寺 / 仏眼寺

千葉県市原市馬立893 / Chiba, Ichihara city, Umatate

Not much information is found online.

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This Temple is Nr. 28 of the
. Ichihara 市原郡八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Temples Pilgrimage .

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Fukutenji Jumyoin Mie Natsumi

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Fukutenji 福典寺 Fukuten-Ji, Natsumi
瑠璃山 Rurizan　寿命院 Jumyo-In 福典寺 Fukutenji

名張市夏見1163 / Mie, Nabari city, Natsumi

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

- Chant of the temple
おん　ころころ　せんだり　まとうぎ　そわか

The temple was founded about 730 by 中興 Priest Chuko　忠遍大僧都
on request of 聖武天皇 Emperor Shomu Tenno,
about 500 m south of its present location.
During 天正伊賀乱 the Tensho Iga War in 1579 it was burned down.
In the compound are three large Hōkyōintō 宝篋印塔 stone pagodas
from the Muromachi period (1336 - 1573), of about 3 meters high.
The large bronze bell of the Edo period has been melted for the war effort in WW2
and was later re-built by the paritioners.

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元旦　　　　　　　　　初祈祷
８月６日　　　　　　　施餓鬼供養
３月、９月彼岸　　　　無縁仏塔大供養
毎月１７日　　　　　　月例観音講

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 - 寿命院 Jumyo-In - Nr. 47 .

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- source : google 寿命院 ... .
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This temple is Nr. 46 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) .

. Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来 Bhaisajyaguru .

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Daikoin Ichihara Futsukaichiba

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Daikooin 大光院 Daiko-In, Futsukaichiba
智光山 Chikozan 無量寺 Muryo-Ji 大光院 Daikoin

市原市二日市場４７５ / Ichihara city, Futsukaichiba

The date of the founding is not clear. It was most probably founded in the Early Edo Period.
It was relocated from 寺谷村 Teratani village to its present place.

Not much information is found online.

大光院石塔群 A group of stone pagodas in the compound:

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This Temple is Nr. 26 of the
. Ichihara 市原郡八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Temples Pilgrimage .

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大光院の子育て呑竜の忌日かな
Daikoin no kosodate Konryuu no imibi kana

田中星児 Tanaka Seiji

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....................................................................... Gunma 群馬県　
太田市 Ota city 金山町 Kanayama town

. kaminari 雷と伝説 Legends about Thunder and Lightning .
On the day before 呑龍上人 Saint Donryu performed water rituals at 大光院 the Temple Daiko-In
there was a strong thunderstorm and lightning fell down.
Saint Donryu performed special rituals to calm the weather.
Now the Deity of Thunderstorms promised not to let lightning fall again.
This is the origin of the expression Donryu Raijo 呑龍雷除.
. Donryu Shonin 呑龍上人 Saint Donryu (1556 - 1623) .

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kiguchi 木口 the cut end of a fallen tree
The Temple 大光院 Daiko-In has the family graves of 新田家 the Nitta clan.
Near the grave of 新田義重 Nitta Yoshishige (1135 - 1202) is 大松 a huge pine tree.
. matsu 松と伝説 Legends about the pine tree / 松の木 matsu no ki .
During a strong storm around 1800 it fell down.
When people looked at the cut end of the broken tree, it looked like 葵の葉の形 an Aoi leaf.

aoi is a plant of the Malvaceae group.
mitsuba aoi, Aoi with three leaves - "triple hollyhock", is the crest of the Tokugawa clan.

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. kaeru 蛙 frog legends .
呑竜上人 Saint Donryu Shonin (1556 - 1632)
When 呑竜上人 Saint Donryu Shonin visited the Temple Daiko-In,
he sealed the mouth of the frogs in the pond,
so they could not make any sound any more.




....................................................................... Ibaraki 茨城県　
那珂郡 Naka district

kitsune tsuki 狐憑き bewitched by a fox
Once upon a time, there was a woman who suddenly behaved quite strange.
She undressed and put on a man's loincloth.
Then the stood on her head.
People asked the young priest from 大光院 the Temple Daiko-In for help.
He said she was bewitched by a fox and they should give her fried Tofu
and other food that a fox liked.
. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .

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Eifukuji Mie Hinachi

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Eifukuji 永福寺 Eifuku-Ji, Shimo-Hinachi
高照山 Koshozan, 普門院 Fumon-In, 永福寺 Eifukuji

名張市下比奈知1978 / Nabari city, Shimo-Hinachi

The Kannon statue is 十一面観世音菩薩 Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu with 11 Faces.

- Chant of the temple
おん　まか　きゃろにきゃ　そわか

The temple was founded in 725 by 徳道上人 Saint Tokudo.
It has 七堂伽藍 a complete temple compound with seven buildings.
Most buildings burned down during a fire in 1590.

A rich man named 下比奈知の氏次 Shimohinachi no Ujitsugu revived the temple.
He had copies made of the statues from 長谷寺 the Temple Hasedera in Nara :
十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon and the side-statues of 天照皇大神 Amaterasu Omikami and 春日大神 Kasuga Okami.
In 1712, the temple was revitalized.
Around 1800 the temple declined and was then revitalized by 鈴木賢瑞 Suzuki Kenzui.

The Temple Store House has many statues:
十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon, 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai, 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai,、
聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi,、聖観音 Sho-Kannon Bosatsu,、不動明王 Fudo Myo-O, 五大明王 Five Great Fudo,
弘法大師 Kobo Daishi and 興教大師 Kakuban Kogyo Daishi (1095 - 1143).

The roof of the temple is called mukuriyane 起り屋根 Mukuri Yane, "Raised Roof".
This is a special type of raised roof often seen in Kyoto.

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A Mukuri-yane is a style of roof that curves down along the eaves
and was popular among the aristocracy in Kyoto for the soft impression it gave.
The people of Kyoto would pay special care to the height of their roofs,
and this custom spread to the people of Kumagawa as well.
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１月７日　　　　　初祈祷、大護摩供
旧暦１月１７日　　大般若会、厄除祈願
旧暦２月初午の日　初午祈願会
４月第２日曜日　　仏生会、水子供養
８月７日　　　　　施餓鬼会
８月１７日　　　　精霊送り万灯会

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- source : google 永福寺 ... .
- reference source : mieshikoku88.net/list ... -
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 45 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) .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

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

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....................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県　
神戸市 Kobe city 兵庫区 Hyogo ward

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
Every morning the body of the dragon on the gate of 永福寺 the Temple Eifuku-Ji was all wet.
The dragon would go off to the nearby beach and swim.
To keep him in place, an iron wire was placed around him.

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Ioji Yakushi Asahi

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Iooji 医王寺 Io-Ji, Asahi
薬王山 Yakuozan, 無量院 Muryo-In / 無量寿院 Muryoju-In, 医王寺 / 醫王寺 Ioji

川崎市川崎区旭町2-4-4 / Kanagawa, Kawasaki city, Kawasaki ward, Asahi town

The main statue is 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakushi Ruriko Nyorai.

The temple was founded in 805 by 春光坊法印祐長 Priest Shunkobo.
Around 1500 it became the prayer temple for the local lord Mamiya,
戦国時代には当地領主間宮豊前守信盛の祈願所ともなっていたといいます

The present main hall was built in 1957.

- Chant of the Temple:
祈れただ　誓いは深き　川崎に　大慈大悲の　あらん限りは

Once there was a huge fire in the temple compound and the bell tower was in danger.
To show their gratitude, the crabs from the pond came near and sprinkled water to protect it.

In the compound is a 塩なめ地蔵堂 hall for Jizo licking salt.
. Shioname Jizo 塩嘗地蔵 Jizo licking salt .

In the compound is a pond with statues of shishifukujin 七福神 the Seven Gods of Good Luck.
. Seven Gods of Good Luck 七福神 Shichifukujin .

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Also on the following pilgrimage :
. Jun Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage 准秩父三十四札所観音霊場 . Nr. 22

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- - - - - Reference of the temple
. source - google 医王寺 .
- source : inage yakushi . - 医王山　薬師院 Yakushi-In - Nr. 07
川崎市高津区新作3丁目27-1

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This temple is Nr. 06 of the pilgrimage
. Tama Seven Yakushi Temples 多摩七薬師霊場 .

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医王寺のどくだみに足とられけり
Iooji no dokudami ni ashi torarekeri

梅津昭子 Umezu Akiko

. WKD : Houttuynia cordata, dokudami, kigo for summer .
dokudami, also known as fish mint, fish leaf, rainbow plant, chameleon plant, heart leaf, fish wort, or Chinese lizard tail


医王寺や乙女椿に実のたわわ
磯野充伯 Isono Mitsuhaku

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....................................................................... Aichi 愛知県　
知多郡 Chita distirct 南知多町 Minami-Chita Town

. Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来 - Legends from Aichi .
Gyoki Bosatsu at the temple Io-Ji.

. ema 絵馬 votive tablet legends .
Once an ema 絵馬 votive tablet at 医王寺 the Temple Io-Ji fell down.
The person who picked it up begun to worry about the owner of the tablet.
And indeed, soon he learned that the man had been killed in Edo.

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Aichi, 刈谷市 Kariya city

. Legends about fire　火事 .
Once upon a time, the priest of 医王寺 the temple Io-Ji was a beautiful man.
The woman who worked for him was rather ugly.
To attract the attention of the priest, she combed her hair with oil,
which she had stolen from the altar of Yakushi Nyorai.
Then she put on attractive cloths, but the priest only scolded her.
The woman lost her mind and killed herself.
Later near her grave there was often a fire with a white flame
and the sound of burning oil in the air.
The sound was mettai kuyashi メッタイクヤシイ "I am really angry"。
This phenomenon could be heared until the early Meiji period (1870).

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koe 声 a voice
内金の左官がノツコシ峠を歩いていると、負ぶってくれという声がして何か背中に負ぶさりかかったものがあった。左官は恐ろしさにかけだしたが、長篠の医王寺の明かりがみえたら急に背中が軽くなったような気がした。

. shakan 左官 legends about a plasterer .




....................................................................... Tokyo 東京都　
杉並区 Suginami ward

katame no sakana 片目の魚 a fish with one eye
医王寺の御堂の前にある池に魚を放すと必ず片目になると言われている。下流の小川にも稀に片目の魚がいて、御薬師様の鮒だということで、食べずに池に持っていき、ここに放したという。
. katame no sakana 片目の魚 fish with one eye .

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Daifukuji Mie Nakamura

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Daifukuji 大福寺 Daifuku-Ji, Nakamura
?實山 ほつじつざん Hotsujitsuzan　不空院　Fuku-In, 大福寺 Daifukuji

名張市美旗中村1581 / Nabari city, Mikata, Nakamura

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

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

The temple was founded in 1571 by 慶意上人 Saint Kei-I.
In 1581, it burned down during a local war.
In 1810, it was restored by 亮演上人 Saint Ryoen.
Other statues in new halls are
薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai, 阿弥陀如来座像 a seated Amida Nyorai, 如意輪観音 Nyoirin Kannon,
地蔵菩薩 Jizo Bosatsu and 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi.
The statue of Yakushi Nyorai used to be in the Temple 遍照寺 Hensho-Ji
and was moved to Daifuju-Ji, when Hensho-Ji burned down.

In the compound is a small hall for 石薬師如来 a stone statue of Yakushi Nyorai.
In 1997 a new 護摩堂 Goma Do hall for fire rituals was built.

In the compound
Six Stone Statues of Jizo Bosatsu 石六体地蔵

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月２１日　　　大般若経転読法会
２月節分の日　　節分供　星まつり供養
４月第１日曜日　仏生会　花まつり
６月第２日曜日　青葉まつり
７月第１日曜日　鎮守津島社祇園会
７月土用丑の日　厄除きゅうり封じ祈祷
８月６日　　　　施餓鬼会
８月２２日　　　薬師如来会式
１２月３１日　　除夜の鐘
毎月１６日　　　月並護摩供

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Also on the following pilgrimage:

Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所霊場 - Nr. 41

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This temple is Nr. 44 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 .

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『大福寺由緒覚書』-『高爪神社誌』

....................................................................... Ishikawa 石川県　
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羽咋郡 Hakui district, 富来町 Togi town

. ryuutoo 龍燈 / 龍灯 / 竜灯 と伝説 Legends about Ryuto, "Dragon Lantern" .
The statue of Yakushi Nyorai is a large wooden statue which was washed to the shore
near 観音堂 the Kannon Hall at 高爪山 Mount Takatsume.
Every year on June 18 there is a festival.
On the night before the festival there is 龍灯 a "Dragon Lantern" showing in the large 杉の木 cedar tree.
. sugi no ki 杉の木と伝説 Legends about the cedar tree .




....................................................................... Mie 三重県　

. kotengu　小天狗 minor Tengu, crow-like goblin .
A small Tengu had erected 上野市愛宕神社 the Shrine Atago Jinja in Ueno.
In the compound was 大福寺 the Temple Daifuku-Ji.
A Kotengu 小天狗 Small Tengu came here to ask the priests about many things.

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Shogakuin Ichihara Yamada

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Shogakujin 正覚院 Shogaku-In, Yamada
神光山 Shinkozan 正覚院 / 正覺院 Shogakuin 慈眼寺 Jiganji

市原市山田２９０） / Ichihara city, Yamada

The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

The date of the founding is not clear,
but it is mentioned in records of the Muromachi Period (1336 - 1573).
The Main Hall war constructed in 1803.
In the middle of the Edo Period (1603 - 1868) during an epidemic
the original statue of 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai was replaced by Yakushi, the Buddha of Healing.
In 1872, the temple was relocated to the 山田小学校 Yamada Primary School.
In 1970, the thatched roof was replaced by tiles to prevent fire.
In 2011 the main hall was rebuilt.

Stone statues in the compound

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This Temple is Nr. 25 of the
. Ichihara 市原郡八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Temples Pilgrimage .

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Jorakuji Mie Tanao

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Joorakuji 常楽寺 Joraku-Ji, Tanao
利生山 Rishozan, 常楽寺 Jorakuji

伊賀市種生1269 / Iga city, Tanao

The main statue is 釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai.
. Shaka Nyorai - Introduction .

- Chant of the temple
なうまく　さんまんだ　ぼだなん　ばく

The temple was founded in 1476 by 印通法師 Saint Intsu.
Until the Meiji Restoration, it was a separate temple of 鹿島神社 Kashima Shrine
(currently 種生神社 Taneo Shrine), the local deity of Taneo Village.
In the main hall are also statues of 薬師如来三尊 Yakushi Nyorai with two side statues
and 十二神将 the 12 Heavenly Generals.
The main hall was restored in 1846.
Other old buildings were restored in 1960.
An old copy of the Sutra 大般若経 Dai Hannya Kyo from the Nara Period is an important cultural property.

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１月２１日　　　初大師、御影供
２月１１日　　　大般若会
８月５日　　　　施餓鬼会
８月１５日　　　会式
１２月２１日　　終大師御影供
毎月２１日　　　弘法大師御影供

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 . - Nr. 43

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This temple is Nr. 43 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) .

. Shaka Nyorai　釈迦如来 .

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Shojuji Ichihara Azu

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Shoojuji 正寿寺 Shoju-Ji, Azu
正寿寺 / 正壽寺 Shōjuji, Shojuji (正寿院 Shoju-In)

千葉県市原市安須745 / Chiba, Ichihara city, Azu

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

Not much information is found online.

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This Temple is Nr. 24 of the
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Zenpukuji Mie Iseji

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Zenpukuji 善福寺 Zenpuku-Ji, Iseji
閼伽井山 Akaizan, 善福寺 Zenpukuji

伊賀市伊勢路731 / Mie, Iga city, Iseji

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.
There is also a statue of 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai, 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi and 観音菩薩 Kannon Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple
おん　あみりた　ていぜい　からうん

The date of the founding is not clear.
Iseji is part of the Kumano Kodo Pilgrims road.
. Kumano Kodoo, Kumano Kodō 熊野古道 The Old Kumano Road .

In the compound is a 閼伽井 Aka-I sacred well, opened by 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi when he visited here.
About 3 km into the mountain is a statue called 青山大師 Aoyama Daishi.

The Temple is located in 伊勢路 Iseji, a postal station of 宮街道青山峠 the Highway passing the Aoyama Toge Pass.
Take your time to read this detailed information :
. Iseji Route: The Eastern Route of Kumano Kodo .

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -

１月５日　　大涅槃会
２月１５日　涅槃会
３月２１日　春の彼岸会
４月８日　　釈迦誕生会、花まつり
８月１０日　施餓鬼会
８月１６日　大聖歓喜天会式
８月２１日　青山大師会式
９月２３日　秋の彼岸会

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Also on the following pilgrimage :

. Iga Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage 伊賀四国八十八ヶ所 . - Nr. 21

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This temple is Nr. 42 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) .

. Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀如来 .

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善福寺池のベンチの秋思かな
Zenpuku-Ji ike no benchi no shuushi kana

皆吉司 Minakichi Tsukasa


辛夷咲き善福寺川縷の如し
kobushi saki Zenpukujigawa ru no gotoshi

水原秋櫻子 Mizuhara Shuoshi

善福寺川 Zenpukujigawa is a river crossing Suginami ward, in the west of Tokyo. The river meanders in the capital's residential neighborhoods with parts of its banks developed for a Sakura Cherry Blossom promenade.
... wikipedia

. kigo : 秋思 shushi, shuushi ... .
秋懐、傷秋、秋容、秋あわれ、秋さびし
秋になって、心に何かを感じたり思ったりをすることをいう。春は春愁といい、秋は秋思という。愁いに比べ、、思いは乾いた感じがある。

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....................................................................... Miyagi 宮城県　
仙台市 Sendai city 青葉区 Aoba ward

tsue itchoo 杖銀杏 "walking staff Gingko"
The founder of 称覚寺 Temple Shokaku-Ji, the Priest 道知和尚 Dochi Osho,
used the temple name around 1656.
He took home a branch from the famous 御杖銀杏 Tsue Itcho Tree
and planted it in his garden.
The branch begun to grow and became a larte Gingko tree.

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waka 和歌 Waka poetry
When 後鳥羽院 the Emperor Gotoba In passed 善福寺 the Temple Zenpuku-Ji,
there were many frogs in the pond making a noise.
But the wind was very strong and their voices were hardly heared.
So he wrote this Waka poem:
蛙なく勝田の池の夕だたみきかまし物を松かぜの音
When he read the poem out loud, the wind stopped.
. waka 和歌 Waka poetry - Introduction .

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