Gokuraku - Jigoku

2017/04/02

Gofunai temples 74 and 75

This temple was founded in 1629 by 覚誉法印 High Priest Kakuyo.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

The temple was first located in 深川富吉町 Fukagawa Tomiyoshi and moved to its present location in 1641.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 甲山寺 Koyama-Ji in Shikoku :
十二神味方にもてる戦には　おのれと心甲山かな
Juunishin mikata ni moteru ikusa ni wa onore to kokoro kabuto yama kana

. Nr. 74 甲山寺 Koyama-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/koto

. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

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"深川ゑんま堂" Fukagawa Enma-Do
This hall has been built in 1760.

Enmadoo　閻魔堂 Enma-Do Hall

The temple is counted as one of the
江戸三えんま / 江戸三大閻魔 three famous Enma temples in Edo

On the first floor of the building are 地獄極楽図 paintings of hell and paradise by 宋庵 Soan painted in 1784.

The statue of Enma is 3,5 m high and 4,5 m wide. (Said to be the largest in Japan.)
If people throw coins in the box for offerings (saisenbako 賽銭箱), the halo in the back of the statue lights up and flickers for a while. The statue is therefore called
ハイテク闇魔 Hi-Tech Enma.

- Homepage of ゑんま堂 Emmado
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. Enma Ten, Enma Oo 閻魔天、閻魔王　Emma King of Hell .

. Enmadoo 閻魔堂 Emma-Do, Emma Halls in Edo .
three important Emmado temples in Edo - 江戸三大閻魔 / 江戸三閻魔
- 華徳院 Ketoku-In - Suginami
- 太宗寺 Taiso-Ji - Shinjuku
- 善養寺 Zenyo-Ji - Toshima

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mikaeri Fudo 見返り不動明王 Fudo looking back

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

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Soga Monogatari is a warrior tale based on the story of Kudo Saemon Suketsune who, on order to get the inheritance of his uncle Ito Sukechika, had his cousin Kozu Saburo Sukemichi murdered in 1175. Eighteen years later, on the 18th day of the Fifth month of 1193, Sukemichi's two sons,
Juro Sukenari (1172-93) and Goro Tokimune (1174-93), killed Suketsune during a hunting party on Mt. Fuji.

. Soga Monogatari 曾我物語 The Story of the Soga Brothers 曽我兄弟 .

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In the compound is the grave of 初代市川八百蔵の墓
the Kabuki actor 市川八百蔵 Ichikawa Yaozo
First known as 松島吉三郎 Matsushima Kichisaburo. He was famous for playing child roles and later strong men. He took the name of Yaozo in 1749.

source : Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo in the Role of Soga no Goro
- 1773

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In the compound is the grave of
初代豊田鳳憬の墓
the Shakuhachi player 豊田鳳憬, first generation of the Tomita school, died 1851.

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Nr. 75 - Itokuji 威徳寺 Itoku-Ji - 赤坂不動 Akasaka Fudo

- 智剣山 Chikenzan　威徳寺 Itoku-Ji
港区赤坂4-1-10 / Minato ward, Akasaka 4-1-10
Shingon Sect : 智山派

This temple was founded in 1600 by 良台法印.
The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.

When priest Dengyo Daishi was on his way back from China, his ship experienced strong wind and rain. He carved a statue of Fudo Myo-o with the prayer to save the boat and threw it into the waters. He arrived safely in Japan (and later founded the Tendai sect). The statue was picked up on the beach of 越後出雲崎 Izumosaki in Echigo in 858.
The statue was later protected by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi 源頼義 (988 - 1075) in Yonezawa.
During the Kamakura period 北条時宗 Hojo Tokimune (1251 - 1284) prayed to the statue for victory in the war and it became quite famous.
In 1699, priest 住僧良台 (died 1617) had a dream and moved the statue to the hills of 武蔵一継（一ツ木） (now Akasaka Hitotsugi). The land below the temple was an irrigation pont, so he called it 池見山遮那院.
In the Edo period it became a family temple for 紀州徳川家 the Kishu line of the Tokugawa clan, and the name was changed to 智剣山威徳寺.
The temple burned down many times during the fires and war in Edo, but the statue survived to our dy.

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

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 善通寺 Zentsu-Ji in Shikoku :
われ住まばよも消えはてじ善通寺　深きちかいの法のともしび
Ware sumaba yo mo kiehateji, Zentsuuji fukaki chikai no nori no tomoshibi

. Nr. 75 善通寺 Zentsu-Ji/ Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/minato

Fudo stone statue in the garden

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The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O. 赤坂不動尊 Akasaka Fudo Son.

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

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

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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2017/03/28

Gofunai temples 72 and 73

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. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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Both temples introduced here have a statue of Fudo Myo-O carved by
. Rooben 良弁僧正 Priest Roben Sojo　(689 - 773) .

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Nr. 72 - Fudoo-in 寿不動院 Kotobuki Fudo-In

- 阿遮山 Ashazan　不動院 Fudo-In 円満寺 Enman-Ji
台東区寿2-5-2 / Kotobuki 2-5-2, Taito ward
Shingon Sect : 智山派

This temple was founded in 1611 in the temple district of 八丁堀 Hatchobori and moved to its prseent location in 1635.
The temple has a traditional gate and stone-paved access road, but the present-day temple is rather small, a concrete building with the main hall on the second floor.
The main statue is 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O carved by 良弁僧正 Priest Roben.
Fudo is flanked by his child attendant, Shookoomyoo Dooji 小光明童子 Shokomyo Doji.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 曼荼羅寺 Mandara-Ji in Shikoku :
わずかにも曼荼羅拝む人はただ再び三度帰らざらまし
Wazuka ni mo mandara ogamu hito wa tada futatabi mitabi kaerazaramashi
May the worshippers of the Mandala come back here again and again and again !

. Nr. 72 - Mandaraji 曼荼羅寺 Mandara-Ji, Mandala-Ji . / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
The temple is Nr. 22 浅草寿不動院 Asakusa Kotobuki Fudo-In here:
. 関東三十六不動霊場 Pilgrimage to 36 Fudo Temples in Kanto / Bando .

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/taito

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source : ameblo.jp/akira0823-0424

The Fudo statue by Roben was in the possession of the 松浦家 Matsuura clan from 平戸藩 Hirado. The temple was located in the kimon 鬼門 "Demon Gate" direction to protect their estate in Edo and they donated the statue to it.

Carved by . Rooben 良弁僧正 Priest Roben Sojo　(689 - 773) .

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

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. kimon 鬼門 "the Demon Gate" in the North .
The North- East is considered an inauspicious direction and needs protection from real and imagined enemies, fiends and demons. 　

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Other temples named 不動院 Fudo-In in the Gofunai pilgrimage:

. Gofunai - Fudo-In .
. Nr. 23 薬研堀不動院 Yagenbori Fudo-In .

. . Fudo-Do 不動堂 Legends about a Hall for Fudo Myo-O .

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Nr. 73 - Toogakuji 東覚寺 / 東覺寺 Togaku-Ji (Tokaku-Ji)

- 法号山 Hogozan　明王院 Myo-O-In　東覚寺 Togaku-Ji
江東区亀戸4-24-1 / Kameido 4-24-1, Koto ward
Shingon Sect : 智山派

This temple was founded in 1531 by 玄覚法印 High Priest Genkaku.
It got its present name in 1901.

The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

Another famous statue is of Fudo Myo-O, made by 大山同木同 ^ 良弁（689-773）Priest Roben and known as
亀戸不動 Kameido Fudo.
The statue is shown to the public in January, May and September and attracts large crowds.
When Gengaku had first built his hermitage there came a strange man with a backpack and stood in front of it for one night, asking to be accepted as a disciple. He said he had a statue of Fudo Myo-O in his backpack, which Roben had given to his ancestors long ago. It was now in the 25th generation in it possession. When Roben gave it to his ancestor, he said it would protect the family from burglers, robbers and all kinds of disasters. Roben had carved it at the temple 相州大山寺 Oyamadera, where the ancestors of this man had helped him a lot and got the statue as a thank-you present.
The statue is now known as
toonanyoke Fudo 盗難除け不動 Fudo preventing theft and disaster

Carved by . Rooben 良弁僧正 Priest Roben Sojo　(689 - 773) .

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 出釈迦寺 Shusshaka-Ji in Shikoku :
迷いぬる六道衆生救わんと　尊き山に出ずる釈迦寺
Mayoinuru rokudoo shujoo sukuwan to tootoki yama ni izuru Shakadera

. Nr. 73 求聞持院　出釈迦寺 Shusshaka-Ji/ Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/koto

. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

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江戸名所図会 Edo Meisho Zue 東覚寺

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- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
荒川辺八十八ヶ所霊場 - Arakawa 88 Henro temples - Nr. 75

亀戸七福神の弁財天 - Kameido Shichifukujin - Benzaiten

. 亀戸七福神の弁財天 - Kameido Shichifukujin Pilgirmage .

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There is another temple with the name in the Gofunai pilgrimage

. 66 東覚寺 Togaku-Ji .

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

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

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路　 .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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2017/03/26

Gofunai temples 70 and 71

This temple was founded about 600 years ago by 願行上人 Saint Gangyo Shonin (Kamakura period).
The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.
The temple burned down around 1820 and was later rebuilt.
In 1874, it was one of the first temples with a 公立小学校 public elementary school in the compound, reflecting its long history as a terakoya 寺子屋　temple school.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 本山寺 Motoyama-Ji in Shikoku :
本山に誰が植えける花なれや　春こそた折れたむけにぞなる
Motoyama ni dare ka uekeru hana nare ya haru koso taore tamuke ni zo naru

. Nr. 70, 七宝山　持宝院　本山寺 Motoyama-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
The temple is Nr. 70 here:
豊島八十八ヶ所霊場 Toshima 88 Henro Temples

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/nerima

. Introduction of Amida Nyorai .

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shooroo 禅定院鐘楼 bell tower
with a 茅葺屋根 thatched roof.

In front of it is a large hookyoointoo 大宝篋印塔 Hokyoin-To stone pagoda.

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In the compound is a kirishitan tooroo キリシタン灯篭 stone memorial for Christians
also called
Oribe Tooroo　織部灯篭 Stone lantern made by Oribe

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In the compound near the graveyard is a statue of いぼ神地蔵 ibogami Jizo.

. ibotori Jizo 疣取り地蔵 Jizo taking away warts .
- - - - - ibokami, ibogami 疣神 Deity taking away warts

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. Shakujii Pond Park 石神井公園 .
三宝寺 Sanpo-Ji -- With a stone statue of Fudo Myo-O

. terakoya 寺子屋　"temple school", private school .

. hookyoointoo, Hōkyōintō 宝篋印塔 stone grave marker .

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Nr. 71 - Baishoo-In 梅照院 Baisho-In

- 新井山 Araisan　梅照院 Baisho-In (Baijo-In)　薬王寺 Yakuo-Ji
中野区新井5-3-5 / Nakano ward, Arai 5-3-5
Shingon Sect : 豊山派

This temple was founded in 1586 by 快儀 Priest Kaigi on request of 行春 Gyoshun.
The main statue is 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai - Kosodate Yakushi 子育薬師 Yakushi to bring up children.
Araiyakushibaishoin 新井薬師梅照院 Arai Yakushi Baisho-In

The temple was related to the temple 中野村宝仙寺 Hosen-Ji in Nakano.
The temple is now part of the New 100 Scenic Spots of Tokyo, famous for its cherry blossoms.

The daughter 和子 Masako of Shogun 徳川秀忠 Tokugawa Hidetada was cured of an eye illness after praying here, so this Yakushi is now known to cure eye diseases.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 弥谷寺 Iyadani-Ji in Shikoku :
悪人と行連れなむも弥谷寺　只かりそめも良き友ぞよき
Akunin to yukizure nan mo Iyadaniji tada karisome mo yoki tomo zo yoki

. Nr. 71 Iyadaniji 弥谷寺 Iyadani-Ji / Shikoku .

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- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/nakano

The statue of Yakushi is said to have been carved by Kobo Daishi, with 如意輪観音 Nyoirin Kannon at the back side, as a double-statue, covered with gold.
The statue belonged to the 新田氏 Nitta clan in the Kamakura period and was then lost.
Much later in the 南北朝 Nanboku period in 1586 a monk named Gyoshun built a hermitage to pray for peace of the country. At night he could see a special light at the bottom of a plum tree and when he took a closer look at the place, he found the statue of the Nitta clan.
The name of the temple reflects this episode:
Bai Sho In 梅照院 Hermitage of the Shining Plum Tree
The statue is now secret, shown only every 12 years in the 寅年 Year of the Tiger.

. Introduction of Yakushi Nyorai .

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. meme ema めめ絵馬鈴守 amulet for eye diseases .

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. medicine jar 薬壺のお守り amulet for diseases .

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2017/03/24

Gofunai temples 68 and 69

This temple was founded in 1627 by 長盛上人 Saint Chosei on 永代島 Eitaijima Island.
The main statue is 歓喜天 Kankiten.
Related to the shrine 富岡八幡宮 Tomioka Hachimangu.
For the relation of Tomioka Hachimangu and Sumo wrestling, see below.
深川不動堂 The Fukagawa Fudo Hall was in a compound of Eitai-Ji and contributed to its fame.
With the separation of Shrines and Temples in the Meiji period, the temple was abolished. It was rebuilt in 1896.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 神恵院 Jinnei-In in Shikoku :
笛の音も松吹く風も琴弾くも歌うも舞うも法の声々
Fue no ne mo matsu fuku kaze mo koto hiku mo utau mo mau mo nori no koegoe

. Nr. 68 - 七宝山 Shippozan　神恵院 Jinnei-In / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/koto

. Introduction of Kankiten (Kangiten) 歓喜天 .
Shooten　聖天 Shoten - Vinaayaka, Nandikeshvara, Ganesh

Eitai-Ji was one of the 江戸六地蔵 Six Jizo Temples of Edo.
. Edo Roku Jizo 江戸六地蔵 The Six Jizō Bosatsu of Edo .
Erected by priest 地蔵坊正元 Jizobo Shogen.

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- 新撰東京名所図会

. 深川不動堂 Fukagawa Fudo .
The Fudo Hall in Fukagawa was the "Edo Branch" of the famous Fudo in Narita.
The Fudo Hall first started renting a corner of the temple Eitai-Ji
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Fukagawa Tomioka Hachimangu 富岡八幡宮
東京都江東区富岡 1-20-3 / Koto ward, Tomioka

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

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Nr. 69 - Hooshoo-In 宝生院 Hosho-In

- 龍臥山 Ryugazan　宝生院 Hosho-In　明王寺 Myoo-Ji
港区三田四丁目１-29　 / Minato ward, Mita 4-1-29
Shingon Sect : 智山派

This temple was founded in 1611 in 八丁堀 Hatchobori and moved to its present location in 1635.
The main statue is 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 観音寺 Kannon-Ji in Shikoku :
観音の大悲の力強ければ　おもき罪をも引きあげてたべ
kannon no daihi no chikara tsuyokereba omoki tsumi o mo hikiagete tabe

. Nr. 69 Kannonji 観音寺 Kannon-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :

- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/minato

. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

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In the compound is a 不動堂 Fudo Hall and a statue of 波切不動 Namikiri Fudo.

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

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陣幕久五郎之碑
The inscriptions read
寛政九奉東方大関陣幕為之助碑
日下開山横綱力士陣幕久五郎碑

Jinmaku Kyuugoroo 陣幕久五郎 Jinmaku Kyugoro (1829 - 1903)

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Jinmaku was born in Ou District, Izumo Province (modern Yatsuka District, Shimane). His real name may have been Shintaro Ishigura (石倉槇太郎, Ishigura Shintarō).
..... In 1850 he moved to Edo (now modern day Tokyo) and became a pupil of Hidenoyama Raigorō, the 9th yokozuna.
..... Jinmaku won 87 bouts and lost only 5 bouts in the top maku-uchi division. All his defeats came when he was ranked as a maegashira and sekiwake. He is the only wrestler to have never lost a bout as a yokozuna.
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is also known as the birthplace of Kanjin-zumō (勧進相撲), founded in 1684 and origin of the current professional sumo.
... In 1900 (Meiji 33), the stone monument to commend successive yokozuna, the Yokozuna Stone (横綱力士碑, Yokozuna Rikishi-hi), was built by Jinmaku Kyūgorō, the 12th yokozuna. Now, the stone inscribed with the shikona しこ名 ring name of all yokozuna until Hakuhō Shō, the 69th yokozuna, and "unrivaled rikishi" Raiden Tameemon. The shrine has many other stone monuments related to sumo.

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