Gofunai Henro Temples Tokyo

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. Kobo Daishi Reijo 弘法大師霊場 Kobo Daishi Henro Pilgrimages in Japan .
. Kanot Henro Pilgrimage 関東八十八ヶ所霊場 .
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Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo
Go-Funai 88kasho - Visiting 88 Temples in the Lord's City
江戸八十八ケ所霊場めぐり Junrei - Pilgrimage in central Tokyo
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This pilgrimage was established in 1755 by Shootoo Oshoo　正等和尚 Shoto Osho (1703-1774).
His grave is at the temple Nr. 31, 多聞院 Tamon-In.

Gofunai or 府内 Funai referred to the part of Edo that was under the jurisdiction of the machibugyoo 江戸町奉行 city magistrate. Fukagawa, Itabashi, Shinagawa, Honjo, Senju and Yotsuya were included.

In Shikoku, all the Henro temples belong to the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism. When the Gofunai route was established in Edo, temples of other Shingon sects participated too. They all have a statue of Kobo Daishi in the compound, surrounded by sacred sand from the Shikoku pilgrim temple of the same number, thus the Edo pilgrims could "step on sacred sand" of Shikoku :

. o-sunafumi, osunafumi お砂踏み stepping on sacred sand .

Some temples have お砂踏の石 a stone memorial, a flat stone to step on with the "Sacred Sand" in mind, or a statue of Kobo Daishi to walk around.


source : blog.goshuin.net/gofunai

The Henro pilgrim is always walking together with Kobo Daishi　二人同行, usually wearing white robes, a hat and a walking stick, symbolizing Kobo Daishi.
The go-eika ご詠歌 chant of the temple is the same as the corresponding to the temple with the same number in Shikoku.

Jippensha Ikku 十返舎一九 (1765–1831) mentiones this pilgrimage as　東都大師巡八十八箇所. He wrote that many people start a pilgrimage to seek healing from an illness or pray to stay healthy until the day they have to die, so as not to become a burden to their family.
Like watching Kabuki theater, going to a pilgrimage in Edo became a kind of hobby for the rich. It is also a way for bereaved people to try and cope with the loss of a loved one. Masaoka Shiki wrote:

その人の足あとふめば風薫る
sono hito no ashiato fumeba kaze kaoru

there is a fragrant breeze
if you can step on the footprints
of a loved one

. Masaoka Shiki　正岡子規　 .

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江戸御府内八十八ヶ所 御朱印を求めて歩く-- 札所めぐりルートガイド

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Henro 阿波（徳島）発心の道場　-- hosshin awakening - Tokushima Awa 23 temples

01 高野山東京別院 Koyasan Tokyo Betsu-In （港区高輪3-15-18) - see below -

. 02 東福寺 Tofuku-Ji / 03 多聞院 Tamon-In .
（中野区江古田3-9-15 - Nakano, Egota） // (世田谷区北烏山4-12-1 - Setagaya, Kitakarasuyama）
. 04 高福院 Kofuku-In / 05 延命院 Enmei-In .
（品川区上大崎2-13-3 - Shinagawa, Kamiosaki） // （港区南麻布3-10-15 - Minato, Minamiazabu）
. 06 不動院 Fudo-In / 07 室泉寺 Shitsusen-Ji .
（港区六本木3-15-4 - Minato, Roppongi） // （渋谷区東3-8-16 - Shibuya, Higashi）
. 08 長遠寺 Choon-Ji / 09 龍巖寺 / 龍岩寺 Ryugan-Ji .
(大田区南馬込5-2-10）- Ota, Minamimagome // （渋谷区神宮前2-3-8 - Shibuya, Jingumae）
. 10 聖輪寺 Shorin-Ji / 11 荘厳寺 Shogon-Ji .
（渋谷区千駄ヶ谷1-13）- Shibuya, Sendagaya // (渋谷区本町2-44-3）- Shibuya, Honmachi
. 12 宝仙寺 Hosen-Ji / 13 龍生院 Ryusho-In .
(中野区中央2-33-3）- Chuo, Nakano // (港区三田2-12-5）- Minato, Mita
. 14 福蔵院 Fukuzo-In / 15 南蔵院 Nanzo-In .
(中野区白鷺1-31-5）Shirasagi, Nakano // （練馬区中村1-15-1) - Nakamura, Nerima）
. 16 三宝寺 Sanpo-Ji / 17 長命寺 Chomei-Ji .
(練馬区石神井台1-15）Shakujiidai, Nerima // （練馬区高野台3-10-3) Takanodai, Nerima
. 18 愛染院 Aizen-In / 19 青蓮寺 Shoren-Ji .
(新宿区若葉2-8-3）Wakaba, Shinjuku // (板橋区成増4-36-2）Narimasu, Itabashi
. 20 鏡照院 Kyosho-In / 21 東福院 Tofuku-In .
(港区西新橋3-14-3）Nishi Shinbashi, Minato // (新宿区若葉2-2）Wakaba, Shinjuku
. 22 南蔵院 Nanzo-In / 23 薬研堀不動院 Yagenbori Fudo-In .
(新宿区箪笥町42）Tansumachi, Shinjuku // （中央区東日本橋2-6-8）Higashinihonbashi, Chuo


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Henro 土佐（高知）修行の道場　-- shugyo austerities - Kochi Tosa 16 temples

. 24 最勝寺 Saisho-Ji / 25 長楽寺 Choraku-Ji .
(新宿区上落合3-4-12) Kamiochiai, Shinjuku // (日野市程久保8-49-18) Hodokubo, Hin Town
. 26 来福寺 Raifuku-Ji / 27 正光院 Shoko-In .
（品川区東大井3-13-1）Higashiōi, Shinagawa // （港区元麻布3-2-20）Motoazabu, Minato
. 28 霊雲寺 Reiun-Ji / 29 南蔵院 Nanzo-In .
（文京区湯島2-21-6）Yushima, Bunkyo // （豊島区高田1-19-16）Takada, Toshima
. 30 放生寺 Hojo-Ji / 31 多聞院 Tamon-In .
(新宿区西早稲田2-1-14）Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku // （新宿区弁天町100） Bentencho, Shinjuku
. 32 円満寺　Enman-Ji / 33 真性寺 / 眞性寺 Shinsho-Ji .
（文京区湯島1-6-2）Yushima, Bunkyo // (豊島区巣鴨3-21-2） Sugamo, Toshima
. 34 三念寺 Sannen-Ji / 35 根生院 Konsho-In .
（文京区本郷2-15-6）Hongo, Bunkyo // （豊島区高田1-34-6）Takada, Toshima
. 36 薬王院 Yakuo-In / 37 萬徳院 Mantoku-In .
新宿区下落合4-8-2）Shimoochiai, Shinjuku // (江東区永代2-37-22）Eitai, Koto
. 38 金乗院 Konjo-In / 39 真成院 Shinjo-In .
（豊島区高田2-12-3）Takada, Toshima // （新宿区若葉2-7-8）Wakaba, Shinjuku

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大江戸めぐり 御府内八十八ヶ所 Walking in Old Edo
和田信子

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Henro 伊予（愛媛）菩提の道場　-- bodai enlightenment - Ehime Iyo 26 temples

. 40 普門院 Fumon-In / 41 密蔵院 Mitsuzo-In .
(江東区亀戸3-43-3）Kameido, Koto // （中野区沼袋2-33-4）Numabukuro, Nakano
. 42 観音寺 Kannon-Ji / 43 成就院 Joju-In - 百観音成就院 Hyakkannon .
（台東区谷中5-8-28）Yanaka, Taito //（台東区元浅草4-8-12）Motoasakusa, Taito
. 44 顕性寺 Kensho-Ji / 45 観蔵院 Kanzo-In .
（新宿区須賀町13-5）Sugacho, Shinjuku // （台東区元浅草3-18-5）Motoasakusa, Taito
. 46 弥勒寺 Miroku-Ji / 47 城官寺 Jokan-Jii .
（墨田区立川1-4-13）Tatejawa, Sumida // （北区上中里1-42-8）Kaminakazato, Kita
. 48 禅定院 Zenjo-In / 49 多宝院 / 多寶院 Taho-In .
(中野区沼袋2-28-2）Numabukuro, Nakano // 台東区谷中6-2-35）Yanaka, Taito
. 50 大徳院 Daitoku-In / 51 延命院 nimei-In .
（墨田区両国2-7-13）Ryogoku, Sumida // （台東区元浅草4-5-2）Motoasakusa, Taitō
. 52 観音寺 Kannon-Ji / 53 自性院 Jisho-In .
（新宿区西早稲田1-7-1）Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku //（台東区谷中6-2-8）Yanaka, Taito
. 54 新長谷寺 Shin Hasedera / 55 長久院 Chokyu-In .
（豊島区高田2-12-3）Takada, Toshima // （台東区谷中6-2-16）Yanaka, Taito
. 56 与楽寺 Yoraku-Ji / 57 明王院 Myoo-In .
（北区田端1-25-1）Tabata, Kita // （台東区谷中5-4-2）Yanaka, Taito
. 58 光徳院 Kotoku-In / 59 無量寺 Muryo-Ji .
（中野区上高田5-18-3） Kamitakada, Nakano // （北区西ヶ原1-34-8）Nishigahara, Kita
. 60 吉祥院 Kissho-In / 61 正福院 Shofuku-In .
（台東区元浅草2-1-14）Motoasakusa, Taito // （台東区元浅草4-7-21）Motoasakusa, Taito
. 62 威光院 Iko-In / 63 観智院 Kanchi-In .
（台東区寿2-6-8）Kotobuki, Taito //（台東区谷中5-2-4）Yanaka, Taito
. 64 加納院 Kano-In / 65 大聖院 Daisho-In .
（台東区谷中5-8-5）Yanaka, Taido // （港区三田4-1-27）Mita, Minato

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Henro 讃岐（香川）涅槃の道場　-- nehan entering Nirwana - Kagawa Sanuki 23 temples




. 66 東覚寺 Togaku-Ji / 67 真福寺 Shinpuku-Ji .
（北区田端2-7-3）Tabata, Kita // （港区愛宕1-3-8）Atago, Minato
. 68 永代寺 Eitai-Ji / 69 宝生院 Hosho-In .
（江東区富岡1-15-1）Tomioka, Koto // （港区三田4-1-29）Mita, Minato
. 70 禅定院 Zenjo-In / 71 梅照院 Baisho-In Arai Yakushi .
（練馬区石神井町5-19-10） Shakuji-I, Nerima // （中野区新井5-3-5） Arai, Nakano
. 72 寿 不動院 Kotobuki Fudo-In / 73 東覚寺 / 東覺寺 Togaku-Ji - 亀戸不動 Kameido Fudo .
（台東区寿2-5-2）Kotobuki, Taito // （江東区亀戸4-24-1）Kameido, Koto
. 74 法乗院 Hojo-In / 75 威徳寺 Itoku-Ji .
（江東区深川2-16-3）Fukagawa, Koto (Fukagawa Enma) // 港区赤坂4-1-10）Akasaka, Minato (Akasaka Fudo)
. 76 金剛院 Kongo-In / 77 仏乗院 Butsujo-In .
（豊島区長崎1-9-2）Nagasaki, Toshima // (神奈川県秦野市蓑毛957-13）Kanagawa prefecture, Hadano, Minoge
. 78 成就院 Joju-In / 79 専教院 Senkyo-In .
(台東区東上野3-32-15）Higashi-Ueno, Taito // （文京区小日向3-6-10）Kohinata, Bunkyo
. 80 長延寺 Choen-Ji / 81 光蔵院 Kozo-In .
（港区三田4-1-31）Mita, Minato // （港区赤坂7-6-68）Akasaka, Minato
. 82 龍福院 Ryufuku-In / 83 蓮乗院 Renjo-In .
（台東区元浅草3-17-2）Motoasakusa, Taito // （新宿区若葉2-8-6）Wakaba, Shinjuku
. 84 明王院 Myo-O-In / 85 観音寺 Kannon-Ji .
（港区三田4-3-9）Mita, Minato // （新宿区高田馬場3-37-26）Takadanobaba, Shinjuku
. 86 常泉院 Jozen-In / 87 護国寺 Gokoku-Ji .
（文京区春日1-9-3）Kasuga, Bunkyo //（文京区大塚5-40-1）Otsuka, Bunkyo

. 88 文殊院（杉並区和泉4-18-17））Monju-In (Suginami, Izumi) .

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After the Meiji restoration, earthquakes and fires some temples were relocated outside of the central area, to make room for the modern city development.
Therefore the temples are now located here and there in Tokyo. This is one suggestion for a route:

1－85－81－84－62－43－61－82－32－34－86－71－31－22－58－48－77－65－69－80－27－19－20－67－13－74－68－73－40－46－50－51－45－72－41－60－78－49－53－55－70－63－57－64－42－56－66－59－47－33－35－28－79－87－76－54－52－30－38－15－17－16－14－12－11－3－24－2－36－29－23－37－25－21－18－83－39－26－44－10－9－75－6－5－7－4－8－88

It is only important to start the Edo Gofunai pilgrimage at temple number 01 and end at temple number 88.

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reference : tesshow.jp/funai88_index
- reference for stamps : goshuin.blog.jp/tag -
御府内八十八ヶ所の札所番号にはどういう意味があるか？
- reference - blog.goshuin.net
List with names, chants, adresses . . . 御府内八十八ヶ所
- reference : onsen.onsenzuki.iinaa.net/gosyuin -
With long explanations 端書き
- reference : biglobe.ne.jp/~karasumoridounin/a0toukyouohenroindex -




shuinchoo 朱印帳, nookyoocho 納経帳 Nokyo-cho stamp book of the pilgrimage


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Gofunai 01 - Kōyasan Tōkyō Betsuin 高野山東京別院 Koyasan Tokyo Betsu-In
"Koyasan Tokyo Branch Temple"
港区高輪3-15-18 - Minato-Ku Takanawa


source : blog.goshuin.net/gofunai

Its main statue is of Kukai Kobo Daishi, now placed in the hall Henjooden　遍照殿 Henjo-Den.
Around 1600 the temple was located at 浅草日輪寺 Asakusa Nichirin-Ji as a place for the local Shingon priests to study.
In 1655, it was relocated by the Bakufu government to Nihon Enoki 二本榎 in 芝 Shiba.
In 1673, it was re-named 高野山江戸在番所高野寺 Koyasan Edo Zaibansho Koya-Ji, but lost in a fire in 1702.
It was re-built in 1674 and now became the first temple of the official Bakufu Henro pilgrimage, Gofunai.
In 1927, it got its present name, 高野山東京別院. The main hall was constructed in 1988.
- reference source : www.musubidaishi.jp -


source : panoramio - 遠藤勝久

- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple :
霊山の釈迦の御前に巡り来て よろずの積みも 消え失せにけり
ryoozen no Shaka nomi mae ni megurikite yorozu no tsumi mo kieuse ni keri

-　朱印 - stamp of the temple :


It is also part of the pilgrimages:

. 関東八十八箇所 - 特別霊場 - Kanto 88 Henro Temples - Special Temple .

. 江戸三十三箇所 Edo Sanjusan Kannon Pilgrimage - Nr. 29 .

. Ryoozenji 霊山寺 Ryozen-Ji - Shikoku Henro Nr. 01 .

. 高輪銭洗不動 Takanawa Zeniarai Fudo. .
東京都港区高輪一丁目 - 黄梅院 Kobai-In Minato Ward Takanawa

. Takanawa district 高輪, Takanawadai 高輪台 in Edo .


In the temple garden is a stone memorial of this haiku by
the famous Geisha Takehara Han 武原はん (1903-1998) :

喜びを兼ねて舞うや宵の春
yorokobi o kanete mau ya yoi no haru

I dance
to express my happiness -
this spring night
Tr. Gabi Greve


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東京お遍路　大江戸めぐり ― 江戸御府内八十八ヶ所
林 えり子 (著), 相原 健二 (イラスト)
Henro Pilgrims in Tokyo, Walking along Old Edo


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Gofunai Bikō 御府内備考 Gofunai Biko - Notes on Edo



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Funai Biko
The only geographical booklet on Edo compiled by the Edo Shogunate.
Also known by the separate title Gofunai Biko. This work was organized to serve as reference for the 御府内風土記 Gofunai Fudoki to be compiled by the Tokugawa Shogunate, and was compiled in 2 parts consisting of a principal part and a sequel from 1826 to 1830. The 145 volumes of the main part contain articles on Edo Castle, streets, historic spots, etc.
The 147 volumes of the sequel are also known as the Gofunai Jisha Biko and contain information on the origins and historic associations of temples and shrines. The Gofunai Fudoki was lost in the fire at the imperial palace in 1872, however the Gofunai Biko escaped intact.
- reference source : ndl.go.jp/landmarks -


. Welcome to Edo 江戸 ! - The Edopedia .

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

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

The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

. Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海 .
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai)

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


Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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Konryu Daishi 建立大師 and Fudo Myo-O

建立大師相応和尚 Konryu Daishi So-O Kasho (833 - 918)
（そうおうかしょう） Souou, priest Soo Kasho
His teacher was Ennin.



He was born in 近江国浅井郡 Azaigun in Omi and is said to be a descendant of 天帯彦国押人命 Ametarashihikokunioshihito no Mikoto, the first son of Kōshō 孝昭天皇 Kosho Tenno (475 - 393 BC), the fifth emperor of Japan.
At the age of 15 to entered the monastery at Mount Hieizan and became a monk at age 17.

After long practise he begun to offer flowers every day for seven years at the hall 根本中堂 Konponchudo at temple 比叡山延暦寺 Enryaku-Ji.
Upon approval of 大納言藤原良相 Dainagon Fujiwara Yoshimi (813 - 867) he received his Buddhist name So-O, including the character 相 from Yoshimi.

Legend knows that he was taken to the paradise of Miroku Bosatsu after praying to Fudo Myo-O.

He is the founder of the 北嶺回峯行の創始者 Hokurei Kaihogyo practise of the "Northern Peaks" of Mount Hieizan.
Kaihogyo of the 南山 Southern Peaks had been started by 役行者 En no Gyoja.

He died at the age of 88 at the temple 十妙院 Shosha-In while saying prayers to Amida Nyorai.



明王堂 Myo-O Do（比叡山 / 無動寺谷） Hieizan Mudojidani
法華経常不軽菩薩の行 Hokekyo Sutra, Jofukyo Bosatsu (Sadāparibhūta Bodhisattva)
供花 kuge - "Flower offerings" of 樒 Shikimi branches

不動明王の信仰 - His strong belief in Fudo Myo-O, retreat at 無動寺谷 Mudojidani.
In the Southern district of Hieizan he built the hall 無動寺明王堂 Mudo-Ji Myo-O Do and from there started his Kaihogyo with the aim to become one with Fudo Myo-O himself.

葛川参籠 Katsuragawa sanro retreat
山王信仰 Belief In Sanno at the hall 山王大宮社殿 Sanno Omiya Shaden.
加持祈祷 Fire rituals to heal sick emperors
- reference source : tendai.or.jp/daihoue/profile -

- reference : 建立大師 -



. kaihoogyoo, kaihōgyō 回峰行 Kaihogyo, "circling the mountain" .
The Tendai Marathon Monks

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

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Katsuragawa 葛川息障明王院 Katsuragawa Sokusho Myo-O In
滋賀県大津市葛川坊村町155 / Katsuragawa bomuracho 155
安曇山 Adosan Myo-O In


The statue of Fudo is a secret statue and only shown on the 28th day of the 8th month.
The temple was founded in 859 by the priest 相応和尚 So-O

- Chant of the temple
白露の玉まくくずのかつら川　くる秋にしも我はかへらん

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Sokushō Kō 息障講 Stopping-Obstacles Group
an organization of individuals who devotedly serve the practitioner and act as guides through the Kyoto portion of the circumambulation.
- Writes Catherine Ludvik:
"The Sokushou-kou appears to derive its name from a temple in the western foothills of Mt. Hira in Shiga Prefecture known as Katsuragawa Sokushō Myō-ō-in 葛川息障明王院, an important center of Tendai mountain asceticism since the Heian period (794-1185).
The temple was established by the founding figure of the Kaihougyou, the Tendai monk Souou 相応 (831-918), who performed ascetic practices in this area. When Fudo Myo-o appeared to him in a waterfall, Souou jumped in to embrace him, and, finding a log of a katsura 葛 tree, enshrined it.
Tradition has it that from this log of katsura he carved three images of Fudo, worshipped today at Katsuragawa Sokushou Myou-ou-in, the temple he established near the waterfall, at Mudouji 無動寺 (Mudo-Ji), the temple he set up on Mt. Hiei, and at Isakiji 伊崎寺 in Shiga Prefecture."
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Mudooji 無動寺明王堂 Mudo-Ji Myo-O Do
滋賀県大津市坂本本町4220 / 4220 Sakamotohonmachi, Otsu
比叡山 Heiezan Mudo-Ji



The temple was founded by
建立大師相応和尚 （そうおうかしょう） Konryu Daishi So-O Kasho in 865.

- Chant of the temple
詣で来る人のねがひの満ち足れと　
ただひとすじ耳祈る明け今れ



The statue of Fudo Myo-O is secret and only shown during the mandala ritual
明王講曼荼羅供法要 on 6月23日 June 23.

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Isakiji 伊崎寺 Isaki-Ji (Izaki-Ji)
滋賀県近江八幡市白王町1391 / Shiraocho, Omihachiman, Shiga

Isaki no saotobi 伊崎の竿飛び　Isaki Pole Diving
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Izaki Pole Diving is a Buddhist rite held on the 1st Sunday of August every year at Izaki Temple in Shirao Town in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture.



Izakiji Temple located at the tip of the small peninsula protruding into Lake Biwa is a temple belonging to the Tendai sect. It is said that the temple was founded in the Teikan era (859-877) by Priest Gyoki.
A thick, square 13m pole protrudes out in parallel to Lake Biwa, about 7 meters above the water.
On the day of the event young trainees at the temple dive boldly from the end of the pole, or drop into the water after hanging by their feet from the metal ring also attached to it.



The rite is said to date back more than 1100 years, to when the monk Konryu Daishi trained at the temple.
He would throw a bowl down onto the lake in order to collect charity from the fishermen below, and then dive down into the water to pick it up again.
It is performed to pray for getting rid of bad luck and also testing for participants’ courage, which is a vestige of harsh ascetic training performed by Tendai monks.
The spectators on fishing boats on the lake erupt into cheers and applause when gallant young men dive into the lake with splashes of water in the strong sunshine.
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Hoozanji, Hōzan-ji 宝山寺 / 寳山寺 Hozan-Ji - Ikoma
奈良県生駒市門前町1-1 / 1-1 Monzenchō, Ikoma-shi, Nara



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'Ikoma-Shoten' 生駒聖天.
a Buddhist temple in Monzenmachi, Ikoma, Nara, Japan.
It is also called 'Ikoma-Shoten' (生駒聖天）.
The area around Hozan-ji was originally a place for the training of Buddhist monks.
The name of the place at that time was Daisho-Mudo-ji (大聖無動寺).

Mount Ikoma was originally an object of worship for the ancient people in the region, and so this area was selected as a place for religious training. The training area is said to have opened in 655 by En no Gyōja. Many Buddhist monks, including Kukai (空海), are said to have trained in here.

Hozan-ji started when Tankai (湛海) re-opened this training area in the 17th century. Tankai set up a statue of Kankiten at this place in 1678, the official year Hozan-ji was established.
In the Edo period, this temple was one of the most popular Buddhist temples in this region.
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source :　iroenpithu-12.boo.jp

. Kinki Pilgrimages to 36 Fudo Temples 近畿三十六不動尊巡礼 .
Nr. 29 Hoozanji 宝山寺 Hozan-Ji
Ikomasan 生駒山


source :　www.kinki36fudo.org/29

The main statue is a Shoten 聖天.
Outside is also a mizukake Fudo 水かけ不動.



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. Shiga Prefecture 滋賀県 Fudo Myo-O Temples .

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

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来 Bhaisajyaguru - ABC .

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and Talismans .

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


. Japan - Shrines and Temples - Index .


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Korinbo Tengu Koyasan

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Koorinboo 高林坊 Korin-Bo, Korinbo
護法天狗高林坊 Goho Tengu Korin-Bo, protector of the law
identical with 狩場明神 Kariba Myojin of Mount Koyasan

He is one of the
. 四十八天狗 48 Tengu of Japan .

He is the local protector deity (jinushigami) and Tengu leader from 高野山 Mount Koyasan.

. Koya San in Wakayama 高野山　和歌山県 .
and its founder 空海 弘法大師 Kukai Kobo Daishi
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Kobo Daishi met the deity 狩場明神 Kariba Myojin in 815.

. Niu Myoojin 丹生明神 Niu Myojin .
A female mountain deity that resides in Mt. Koya 高野山.
Nui Myoujin's son (or emanation) Kariba Myojin 狩場明神 (also known as 高野明神 Koya Myojin) appeared as a hunter who led Kukai to the site.


. jinushigami　地主神 "deity of the land" .

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Apart from Korin-Bo there lived many other Tengu on the mountain and in the valleys to protect them, but Korin-Bo was their leader.

One of them was Myoo-on boo 妙音坊 Myoon-Bo, Myoonbo.

The legend of the Tengu from 高野山弁天岳 Mount Bentendake (984 m)


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Benzaiten is venerated at the shrine 弁財天社 on this mountain.
Myoon-Bo Tengu lived on a large cedar tree in the compound and protected the shrine.

. Benten, Benzaiten 弁天　弁財天 .

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. 四十八天狗 - 48 famous Tengu of Japan .

. Tengu 天狗と伝説 Tengu legends "Long-nosed Goblin" .

. - yookai, yōkai 妖怪 Yokai monsters - .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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Kumamoto Henro Kyushu

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. . 九州88ヶ所108霊場 Kyushu - 88 and 108 Henro temples . .
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Kumamoto 熊本県 Henro Pilgrims

50 願成寺 Ganjo-Ji
51 勘代寺 Kandai-Ji
52 高寺院 Takatera-In
53 観蓮寺 Kanren-Ji
54 医王寺 Io-Ji
55 本蔵院 Honzo-In
56 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji
57 蓮華院誕生寺 Renge-In Tanjo-Ji
58 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji

98 生善院 Shozen-in
99 高野寺 Koya-Ji
100 金剛乗寺 Kongojo-Ji
101 大勝寺 Taisho-Ji


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50 Ganjooji 願成寺 Ganjo-Ji
伝法山
熊本県人吉市願成寺町956 / Ganjojimachi, Hitoyoshi


51 Kandaiji 勘代寺 Kandai-Ji
遍照山吉祥院
熊本県球磨郡多良木町久米1396 / Kume, Taragi, Kuma District


52 Takaterain 高寺院 Takatera-In
金剛山
熊本県球磨郡山江村大字山田甲1640 / Kō Yamada, Yamae-mura, Kuma-gun


53 Kanrenji 観蓮寺 Kanren-Ji
千福山
熊本県人吉市城本町村山1363 / Hitoyoshi, Murayama


54 医王寺 Io-Ji
白雲山
熊本県八代市袋町5-34 / Fukuromachi, Yatsushiro


55 Honzooin 本蔵院 Honzo-In
最栄山
熊本県熊本市中央区本荘6-15-50 / Honjo, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto


56 Kongooji 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji
白蓮山
熊本県熊本市中央区新屋敷1-22-12 / Shinyashiki, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto,


57 Tanjooji 蓮華院誕生寺 Renge-In Tanjo-Ji
高原山
熊本県玉名市築地2288 / Tsuiji, Tamana


Nr. 58 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji
熊本県荒尾市宮内出目373 / Kunaideme, Arao


98 Shoozenin 生善院 Shozen-in
千光山
熊本県球磨郡水上村大字岩野3542 / Iwano, Mizukami, Kuma District


Nr. 99 . Kooyaji 高野寺 Koya-Ji .
青井山 Aoi san
熊本県人吉市下青井町４７ / Shimoaoimachi, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto


. 100 Kongōjō-ji 護国山 金剛乗寺 Kongojo-Ji .
熊本県山鹿市山鹿1592 / Yamaga, Kumamoto


101 Taishooji 大勝寺 Taisho-Ji
成田山 Naritasan
熊本県荒尾市下井手1595-6 / Shimoide, Arao


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

. 九州三十六不動尊霊場 Kyushu - 36 Fudo temples .

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

The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai)

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


Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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Saga Henro Kyushu

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Saga 佐賀県 Henro Pilgrims

04 不動院 Fudo-In
60 龍王院 Ryuo-In
61 高野寺 Koya-Ji
62 誕生院 Tanjo-In
63 蓮厳院 Renge-In
67 東光寺 Toko-Ji
68 無動院 Mudo-In
69 西光密寺 Saikomitsu-Ji
70 宝光院 Hoko-In
80 鶴林寺 Kakurin-Ji
81 大聖院 Daisho-In
82 千如寺 Sennyo-Ji
102 光明寺 Komyo-Ji
103 大定寺 Daijo-Ji
104 金剛寺 Kongo-Ji


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04 瑞光山 Zuikozan 不動院 Fudo-In
佐賀県鳥栖市田代大官町８２４
824 Tashirodaikanmachi, Tosu-shi, Saga
- source : www.kyushyu88.com/temple04

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Ryuuoo-In  龍王院 Ryuo-In
Nr. 60 佐賀成田山 Saga Naritasan - 龍王院

佐賀県三養基郡上峰町堤１９０３ / Tsutsumi, Kamimine, Miyaki District, Saga

The main statue of Fudo Myo-O was carved by Kobo Daishi himself on behest of Emperor Saga Tenno 嵯峨天皇.

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- source : Jake Ojisan

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61 普明山 高野寺 Fumyozan Koya-Ji
〒849-2201　佐賀県武雄市北方町志久３２４５
Kitagatacho Oaza Shiku, Takeo, Saga

62 密厳山 誕生院 Mitsugonzan Tanjo-In
佐賀県鹿島市納富分２０１１
Nodomibun, Kashima, Saga
錐鑽身代不動明王 Kirimomi Migawari Fudo (Shikoku Henro 06)

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Rengein 蓮厳院 Renge-In
Nr. 63 金剛勝山 Kongoshozan - 蓮厳院 Renge-In


佐賀県鹿島市大字山浦甲１４７６ / Kashima

The main statues are two 弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai and
薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai, dating to the Heian period.

Close by is the shrine 祐徳稲荷神社 Yutoku Inari Jinja.

In the back is the temple 奥之院岩屋山興法寺, where the young 覚鑁上人 Saint Kakuban (1095 - 1143) used to practise.


. Legend of Kirimomi Fudo and Kakuban .

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Statues of Fudo Myo-O and Jizo Bosatsu in the garden

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- - - - - Yearly Festivals 年中行事

１月　１日　　　修正家内安全交通安全祈願法要
１月２７日～２月３日　星祭祈願法要
４月２２日　　　弘法大師正御影供お砂踏法要
５月　　 　　　　水子供養法要
６月１５日　 　 青葉祭 Aoba Matsuri
８月第４日曜　施餓鬼法要
１０月第１日曜　本尊祭柴灯護摩、火渡り法要
１、２、７、９、１１、１２月　大師講法要

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67 三間山 東光寺 Mimasan Toko-Ji
佐賀県武雄市山内町大字三間坂甲１４８６６
Takeo

68 阿遮山 無動院 Ashazan Mudo-In
佐賀県武雄市山内町大野黒髪９１２２
Takeo

69 黒髪山 西光密寺 Kurokamisan Saikomitsu-Ji
佐賀県武雄市山内町宮野黒髪山
Takeo

70 龍門山 宝光院 Ryumonzan Hoko-In
佐賀県西松浦郡有田町広瀬甲３５４
Kō Hirose, Arita-chō, Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga

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80 吉原山 鶴林寺 Yoshiharasan Kakurin-Ji
佐賀県唐津市和多田百人町３－８８
Watada Hyakuninmachi, Karatsu, Saga

81 中台山 大聖院 Chudaisan Daisho-In
佐賀県唐津市西寺町1369
Nishideramachi, Karatsu, Saga


. 82 Sennyoji 千如寺 Sennyo-Ji .
福岡県前原市雷山626 626 Raizan, Itoshima, Fukuoka
The main temple is located on the border to Saga / Fukuoka

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102 遍照山 光明寺 Henjozan Komyo-Ji
佐賀県武雄市朝日町字甘久２６２２
Asahicho Oaza Amagu, Takeo, Saga

103 姑射山 大定寺 Koyasan Daijo-Ji
佐賀県嬉野市嬉野町大字吉田丁４１２９
Ureshinomachi Oaza Yoshida, Ureshino, Saga
わけのぼる　はなのうてなの　のりのやま
だいしのめぐみ　うけてうれしき

105 鎮西高野山 金剛寺 Chinzei Koyasan Kongo-Ji
佐賀県唐津市相知町長部田718
Ochicho Nagaheta, Karatsu, Saga

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

. 九州三十六不動尊霊場 Kyushu - 36 Fudo temples .

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

The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師　空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai)

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


Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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Doryo Daigongen Tengu

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Dooryoo Daigongen, Dōryō 道了大権現 Doryo Daigongen
and Temple Daiyūzan 大雄山 Daiyuzan 最乗寺 Saijo-Ji
妙覚道了大権現 Myokaku Doryo Daigongen
Dooryoo Satta 道了薩埵 Doryo Satta
菩薩道了 (ボサツドウリョウ) Bosatsu Doryo


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The "Great Avatar Doryo."
This man was a mountain ascetic before he became a Soto Zen monk, turning into a Tengu after death.

In 2005, scholar Duncan Williams published
“The Other Side of Zen: A Social History of Soto Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan.”
Chapter Four of this book, entitled “The Cult of Doryo Daigongen: Daiyuzan and Soto Prayer Temples” forces us to overcome the traditional boundaries of Buddhist scholarship to examine the emergence of a popular cult and its links with the mountain ascetics and Shinto. The “great avatar Doryo (Douryou)” 道了大権現 had been a mountain ascetic before becoming a Soto Zen monk, and was eventually appointed as head cook and administrator at Daiyūzan Temple 大雄山 (Kanagawa Prefecture).
However, upon his death in 1411 AD, he vowed to become the guardian of the monastery and he is believed to have metamorphosed into a TENGU 天狗.
According to legend, “his body was then engulfed in flames as he appeared transformed and stood on a white fox to promise a life free from illness and full of riches for those who sincerely worshipped him.”
Here, the legendary anecdote leads to a detailed analysis of how since the 17th century this became linked to the mass production and sale of the Doryo (Douryou) talisman.
Another related phenomenon is that of pilgrimage to this sacred site (Daiyūzan Temple), highlighted through the concrete evidence provided by stone markers. It allows the author to determine that these pilgrimages “took off from the mid-1860s.
-- Above review from the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 33/1 (2006, pages 176, written by Michel Mohr, Doshisha University. Duncan Williams’ book. --
- source : Mark Schumacher



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MORE ON DOURYOU DAIGONGEN TENGU WHO BECOMES A BOSATSU
As the myth goes,
a young monk came to settle upon this mountain many centuries ago, he was determined to build a temple there but soon found that he could not do it on his own. This is when he met the long nosed, winged, tengu named Doriyo. After receiving the teachings of the monk, Doriyo was so moved that he vowed to help build Saijoji Temple with his magical feats of strength and energy. Doriyo then lifted a huge boulder and threw it to the center of the clearing stating this will be the foundation.



Today if you visit this monastery you will see the boulder wrapped in protective Shinto ropes sitting in the middle of the compound.
Nearby there is a well, with water that is said to have miraculous healing powers. People come from all over Japan to fill their plastic jugs with this water, and take it home with them.
At the top of the compound there is a shrine for Doriyo where it becomes clear that he has been elevated from Tengu status to that of Bodhisattva (Bosatsu) status. The monks referred to him as Doriyo Bosatsu.
Giant Getta (wooden slippers) adorn the outside of the shrine. Some were as big as a golf cart.
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This Tengu 道了薩埵 Doryo Satta then took a huge jump and now
lives on Myoojoogadake 明星ヶ岳 Mount Myojogadake (924ｍ) in Hakone
(or so some legends say).


source : toki.moo.jp/gaten - 173 / 703

Myojogadake was the
Tengu no tamariba 天狗のたまり場 gathering place of many local Tengu.
They came here night after night to drink and be merry.
The sound of their dancing to flutes and drums could be heard way down the valley.



Once a farmer named ご八 Gohachi living at the foot of Myojogadake went to have a bath and never came back. The villagers went looking for him but never found him. Three years later they called a priest and wanted to have a memorial service held for him. During their preparations Gohachi came back to the village. When they asked where he had been all the time, he said he spent only three days and nights drinking with the Tengu. That was all he remembered.

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Daiyuuzan, Daiyūzan 大雄山 Daiyuzan
Saijooji 最乗寺 Temple Saijo-Ji
神奈川県南足柄市大雄町1157 / Daiyucho, Minamiashigara, Kanagawa


Tengu amulet from the Temple

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Saijoji, located in southern Kanagawa Prefecture, is an amazing temple that even most Japanese have never heard of. The temple was founded in 1394 by 了庵 Ryoan Emyo Zenji, former head priest of Sojiji, one of the two head temples of the Soto Zen Buddhism Sect.

Currently the temple complex consists of more than 30 halls and temple buildings. Many giant cedars, planted over 500 years ago, line the road leading to the temple and tower over the compound itself. The atmosphere is similar to that of Nikko's Toshogu, but without the crowds of people.

There are many legends associated with the temple. One of the most interesting occurred in 1411, when Emyo Zenji passed away. His most trusted disciple, Doryo Myokaku, was devastated. As a result, Doryo Myokaku magically transformed and flew off into the mountains where he became a Bodhisattva, protector of the temple and its followers. He took the form of a tengu.

All seasons at Saijoji are lovely, but 10,000 hydrangea bushes lining the road to the temple make June especially lovely. The autumn colors are equally impressive.


CLICK for more photos of the Geta 下駄 collection !

Since then, many make the pilgrimage to visit the 'Goshin-den', a hall built to honor 'Doryo-son'. Followers have donated metal geta sandals in his honor (as tengu usually wear geta). Some of them are gigantic, and it is said that if a pregnant woman walks under the largest pair, she will have an easy delivery.
At the temple gate are statues of the two Tengu, big and small 大天狗 and 小天狗.


source : Tohoku Culture Research Center

The main hall
enshrines three statues, Shaka Nyorai and two attendants, Monju Bosatsu and Fugen Bosatsu. It is a gorgeous building and visitors are welcome to enter (sans shoes) if there are no ceremonies taking place inside. The oldest structure within the compound is a pagoda, built in 1863.
All seasons
at Saijoji are lovely, but 10,000 hydrangea bushes lining the road to the temple make June especially lovely. The autumn colors are equally impressive. ...
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- - - - - Homepage of the Temple :
- reference source : daiyuuzan.or.jp -

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This temple is Nr. 2 in the following pilgrimage
道了尊 - 清瀧不動尊 Kiyotaki Fudo 最乗寺 Saijo-Ji



. 関東三十六不動霊場
Pilgrimage to 36 Fudo Temples in Kanto / Bando .


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The Other Side of Zen:
A Social History of Sōtō Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan
Duncan Ryuken Williams

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Popular understanding of Zen Buddhism typically involves a stereotyped image of isolated individuals in meditation, contemplating nothingness. This book presents the "other side of Zen," by examining the movement's explosive growth during the Tokugawa period (1600-1867) in Japan and by shedding light on the broader Japanese religious landscape during the era. Using newly-discovered manuscripts, Duncan Ryuken Williams argues that the success of Soto Zen was due neither to what is most often associated with the sect, Zen meditation, nor to the teachings of its medieval founder Dogen, but rather to the social benefits it conveyed.

Zen Buddhism promised followers many tangible and attractive rewards, including the bestowal of such perquisites as healing, rain-making, and fire protection, as well as "funerary Zen" rites that assured salvation in the next world. Zen temples also provided for the orderly registration of the entire Japanese populace, as ordered by the Tokugawa government, which led to stable parish membership.

Williams investigates both the sect's distinctive religious and ritual practices and its nonsectarian participation in broader currents of Japanese life. While much previous work on the subject has consisted of passages on great medieval Zen masters and their thoughts strung together and then published as "the history of Zen," Williams' work is based on care of examination of archival sources including temple logbooks, prayer and funerary manuals, death registries, miracle tales of popular Buddhist deities, secret initiation papers, villagers' diaries, and fund-raising donor lists.
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yaruki Jizoo やる気地蔵　/ 弥留気地蔵 Yaruki Jizo to make you carry on

There are various places which house such a well-needed Jizo statue.

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Kaijuusenji 海住山寺 Kaijusen-Ji - Kyoto



If you call out  nani kuso 「何くそ！」  three times, Jizo will help you to carry on.
(In Japanese this means, "forget this shit", "fuck it" . . .)



- HP of the temple 補陀洛山 海住山寺
京都府木津川市加茂町例幣海住山境外２０ / Kaijūsankeigai-20 Kamochō Reihei, Kizugawa-shi, Kyōto
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弥留気地蔵 Ya Ru Ki Jizo Tottori
827 Sajicho Owai, Tottori




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Yaruki Slope やるき坂 up to the 綱取ダム Tsunatori Dam
Morioka, Iwate



In a rather modern tall building is the statue of Yaruki Jizo.



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Lala Hashiba shotengai ララはしば商店街 shopping street in Osaka

This Jizo wears a headband and has one knee up in a ガッツポーズ Guts Pose, to show his decision to make you go.
The inscription reads
nen sureba hana hiraku 念すれば花ひらく
Pray hard, and any flower of yours will come out to bloom!



The shops there sell a votive tablet to hang in your home, if needed !



大阪府守口市西郷通1-3-3
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also at this shopping street, with his fist in a winning Guts Pose.



大阪府守口市東光町

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chokinbako 貯金箱 piggy bank
to help you save money toward reaching your goal



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source : blog.goo.ne.jp/chokinbakokan

- - - Once upon a time in Tohoku
there was a long, wet, cold summer and no good rice harvest and all the rice farmers were hungry.
The Inari Fox, the Rice Harvest Deity, came down to Jizo and the two discussed how they could help the poor farmers.
Jizo decided to sit by the roadside with a rice ball in hand and Fox sit at his side.
Every time a farmer passed and folded his hands in prayer, he could take the steaming-hot rice ball, still warm and tasty, eat it and go on.
Then Inari Fox would place another one on Jizo's hands and when the next farmer came, again, a steaming-hot rice ball was ready for him.
Thus
the two heavenly friends helped the village pass time the time until the next bountiful rice harvest was ready.



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