. Legends about Death .
Komyo-Ji temples 光明寺
. Tera 寺と伝説 Buddhist Temples and their legends .
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Kōmyō shingon 光明真言 Mantra of Light
不空大灌頂光真言（ふくうだいかんぢょうこうしんごん）
fuku daikan choko shingon
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The Mantra of Light (光明真言 kōmyō shingon), also called
the Mantra of the Unfailing Rope Snare,
is an important mantra of the Shingon and Kegon sects of Buddhism, but is not emphasized in other Vajrayana sects of Buddhism. It is taken from the Amoghapāśakalparāja-sūtra or Sutra of the Mantra of the Unfailing Rope Snare of the Buddha Vairocana's Great Baptism and is chanted as follows:
Sanskrit:
om amogha vairocana mahamudra manipadma jvala pravarttaya hum
Japanese:
おん あぼきゃ べいろしゃのう まかぼだら まに はんどま じんばら はらばりたや うん
on abokya beiroshanō makabodara mani handoma jimbara harabaritaya un
Initially, the mantra received little mention in East Asian Buddhist texts, and although Kukai brought the sutra to Japan in the 9th century, there are no records that he ever utilized it in tantric practices. Records show gradually increasing use in the Heian Period, until the 13th century when it was popularized in medieval Japanese Buddhism by Myōe, and later by Shingon monks Eison and Ninshō in their ministries.
Both the Mantra and the nembutsu (nenbutsu) were often incorporated by medieval Buddhists at one time or another, often in the same service. A common practice for the Mantra of Light was to sprinkle pure sand, blessed with this mantra, on the body of a deceased person or their tomb, based on teachings expounded in the Sutra.
The belief was that a person who had accumulated much bad karma, and possible rebirth in Hell would be immediately freed and allowed a favorable rebirth into the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha. This practice is known as dosha-kaji (土砂加持) in Japanese.
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Dosha kaji 土砂加持“Blessing of Sacred Sand”
Kaji Dosha 加持土砂 "Blessed Sand"
source : chisan.or.jp/chisanh...
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光明真言曼荼羅 Komyo Shingon Mandala
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Koomyooji 光明寺 Komyo-Ji temples in Japan
. Japanese Legends - 伝説 民話 昔話 – ABC-List .
................................................................................. Aichi 愛知県
知多郡 Chita district 南知多町 Minami-Chita town
. Statue of Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来像 .
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Aichi 知多郡 Chita district
. Chokuganji Temple 御嶽山 Ontakezan 光明寺 Komyo-Ji (Dainichi-Ji 大日寺) .
. nue 鵺, 鵼, 恠鳥, 奴延 the Nue monster .
and Minamoto no Yorimasa 源三位頼政 Genzanmi Yorimasa
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Aichi 知多郡 Chita district 武豊町 Taketoyo town
. 長尾村 Nagao village and 西浦村 Nishiura village .
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Aichi 美浜町 Mihama town
. Kuki gun 九鬼軍 the army of the Kuki clan .
and 弁天様 Benten Sama, hikeshi Benten 火消し弁天.
................................................................................. Hiroshima 広島県
宮島町 Miyajima town
. ame 飴 sweets .
At 光明寺 the temple Komyo-Ji in 芸州宮島 Geishu Miyajima they heard the sound of a baby crying at the grave of the head priest.
When the villagers dug out they found a baby. They gave the baby many sweets and it grew up.
Its hair was almost white.
................................................................................. Iwate 岩手県
奥州市 Oshu city 江刺南町 Esashiku Minami town
. Life story of 慈覚大師 Jigaku Daishi .
and カソトハノタケトシ Taka no Toha no Taketoshi.
................................................................................. Kagawa 香川県
Once a man at night in bed heard a voice calling him. When he came to his sensed he found himself at the bank of the pond.
He hurried back home, but again the voice called for him and made him come to the bank of the pond.
Back home again he begun to recite the Komoy mantra until the next morning.
If a strange voice calls for you at night, you should never - never go out and follow it.
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三豊郡 Mitoyo district 山本町 Yamamoto cho town
. tanuki 狸 - mujina 狢 － racoon dog, badger legends .
About 100 years ago, near the temple 中蓮寺 Churen-Ji a man was making charcoal and at lunchtime took a nap. He woke up when a Tanuki in formal black and white robes pushed his head down and he could not move. He begun to recite the Komyo mantra and in no time the Tanuki disappeared.
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三豊郡 Mitoyo district 詫間町 Takuma cho town
Once upon a time, a man was walking home when suddenly he forgot where he was and could not find the right road.
He must have been bewitched by a Tanuki, he thought, and begun to recite the Komyo mantra. After a while he remembered and found his way home safely.
................................................................................. Kanagawa 神奈川県
鎌倉市 Kamakura city
. Tenshōzan Renge-in Kōmyō-ji 天照山蓮華院光明寺 .
- and wagen Jizoo 和顔地蔵 Wagen Smiling Jizo
. Yakushi Nyorai in Yokohama 薬師如来 .
................................................................................. Kyoto 京都府
. goryoo, onryoo 御霊 / 怨霊 Goryo, vengeful spirits - Legends .
In 1418, 足利義嗣 Ashikaga Yoshitsugu (1394 - 1418) was killed by his brother 義持 Ashikaga Yoshimichi (1386 - 1428) at the temple 林光院 Rinko-In, where he lived in confinement.
In 1424, on the 14th day of the 6th lunar month, Shogun 足利義量 Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407 - 1425) became very ill and often mumbled "Oh, what happened then at the temple Rinko-In!" - this must have been the vengeful spirit of Yoshitsugu. After consulting with the Emperor, they held rituals to appease the soul. For seven days, starting on the 4th day of the 7th lunar month, they held rituals 愛染護摩供 for Aizen Myo-O and also had the Komyo mantra read out many times.
................................................................................. Miyagi 宮城県
大崎市 Osaki city 古川荒谷 Furukawa Araya // 斗瑩山光明寺 Tokeizan Komyo-Ji
Tokei Inari 斗瑩稲荷 (とけいいなり じんじゃ)
In the estate of 宇津野左衛門四郎為忠 Utsuno Saemon Shiro Tametada there lived shirogitsune 白狐 a white fox.
One night there came thieves and Saemon fought them, but got hurt and died.
But he came back to life soon.
There he found he had no wounds, but the white fox had them and the fox had died.
The white fox had become his substitute.
The family made a grave for the fox and built a small Shrine they called 左衛門四郎稲荷 Saemon Shiro Inari.
The shrine was later added to the temple 斗瑩山光明寺 Tokeizan Komyo-Ji and named 斗瑩稲荷 Tokei Inari Shrine.
. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .
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Miyagi 仙台市 Sendai city 北山 Kitayama 光明寺
Kashima no kaname 鹿島の要 Kaname Stones from Kashima
Between 光明寺 the temple Komyo-Ji at Kitayama and 日浄寺 the temple Nichijo-Ji at 堤町 Tsutsumi town there was a large wetland and the river 梅田川 Umedagawa.
In the South was 鹿島神社 the Shrine Kashima Jinja and the area was called
鹿島ヶ崎 Kashimagasaki.
South to the hill there was a flatland where seven large boulders were scattered.
The seven boulders came flying here from 常陸の鹿島 the Kashima Shrine in Hitachi.
They are known as Kashima no kaname 鹿島の要 Kashima stones to prevent an earthquake.
. Kashima Shrine 鹿島神宮 Kashima Jingu .
................................................................................. Nara 奈良県
大宇陀町 Ouda town 西山 Nishiyama (Oudanishiyama) // 光明寺
. neko 猫 / ねこ と伝説 Legends about cats, Katzen .
At 光明寺 the temple Komyo-Ji around 1682, at the burial of a farmer's wife there was a thunderstorm.
The priest 憲海上人 Saint Kenkai placed a kesa 袈裟 priest surplice around the coffin and threw a statue of Amida Nyorai toward the West.
The weather cleared very soon and the old cat of the temple died.
The statue of Amida had hit the eye of the cat.
Since then they never keep cats at this temple.
................................................................................. Shiga 滋賀県
守山市 Moriyama city 勝部町 Katsube town
. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .
and the temple Daikōmyō-Ji 大光明寺 Daikomyo-Ji
................................................................................. Shizuoka 静岡県
佐久間町 Sakuma town
. Yamanba, Yamauba 山姥 Old Mountain Hag - monster .
At the ridge between 浅間山 Mount Asamasan and 光明寺 the temple Komyo-Ji there is a stone with a dent.
They say it the finger imprint of an old woman who had grabbed the rock while giving birth.
................................................................................. Tokushima 徳島県
那賀郡 Naka district
. daija, orochi 大蛇 the huge serpent, great snake .
In the compound of 光明寺 the temple Komyo-Ji was a pond where daija 大蛇 a large serpent lived for many years.
................................................................................. Tokyo 東京
中央区 Chuo ward
. A pious woman reciting the Amida prayer .
and the 光明真言 Komyo Shingon prayer.
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大田区 Ota ward
. Tamagawa Fudo 多摩川不動尊 - Nishi-Rokugo .
大綱山 Taikozan 宝幢院 Hodo-In 光明寺 Komyo-Ji
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