Narita Fudo

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Narita Fudo 成田不動尊

Peace Pagoda at Narita 平和大塔

Temple Shinsho-Ji (Shinshooji) 新勝寺





成田山 平和大塔 Peace Pagoda



大本山成田山新勝寺 　大塔掛仏係

〒286-0023千葉県成田市成田１番地　
http://www.naritasan.or.jp/benefit/daitonobutu.html

The Peace Pagoda in Narita was built in 1984. It is 58 m high and situated on a small hill.

In the second floor, a 6 meter large statue of Fudo Myo-O is placed.




In the fifth floor, the Diamond Hall (kongooden 金剛殿　こんごうでん）five statues of the five Wisdom Nyorai (gochi Nyorai 五智如来　 ごちにょらい) are placed.


Mark Schumacher about the
Five Buddhas of Wisdom

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Kabuki and Narita San

A succession of actors named Danjuro Ichikawa whose house name is 'Naritaya' has a deep relationship with Naritasan for many generations. The first Danjuro Ichikawa was born in 1660 during the Edo period. His father, Juzo Horikoshi was from Hataya in Narita city. Even now at the graveyard in the Toko-ji temple in Hataya, there is Danjuro the first's tomb which was built by Danjuro the second.

Danjuro the first had difficulty having a child so he prayed to the Narita Fudo-myoo god and soon after had Danjuro the second. After that his Kabuki themes revolved around the spirituality of the Narita Fudo-myoo god. His play, 'Tsuwamonno-konngen-soga' became a hit. His successors, also named, Danjuro were also deeply religious in the Fudo-myoo god and performed a play called 'Risho-ki' about how people can be blessed by the Fudo-myoo god. Thanks to the success of their plays, the Fudo-myoo god became well-known among the people of the Edo period. Danjuro the seventh was also a believer and he donated one thousand Ryo (monetary unit of the Edo period) to build Gaku-do hall.

Edo (Tokyo) peoples interest in Naritasan was stimulated by Kabuki performances and Naritasan monks displayed the Fudo-myoo god at Fukagawa-eidaiji temple. Eventually worship at Naritasan became popular with Edo (Tokyo) people through. At first, worship at Naritasan was only popular with high society and wealthy merchants, however, between 1804 and 1829 it became more popular with ordinary people because it was enjoyable four day return hike through beautiful scenery.
source : 　www.city.narita.chiba.jp




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Bronze Fudo in a Wood Shrine



H 5.5 in.(32.5cm.), W 3 in.(7.5cm.), D 2 in.(5cm.)

The writing on the back of the piece reads
“Narita, Prayer for good luck and good fortune”
and it means Narita Shinsho-Ji Temple in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Ever since founded by Priest Kanjo in 940, the temple has been the center of worship as the head temple of Chizan Branch of Shingon Sect also known as 'Fudo of Narita.'
The principal worship image of this temple is the Fudo Myo-o statue carved by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon Sect.
source : 　BuddhaMuseum.Com ©


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A Peace Pagoda 　Heiwa Daitoo

is a Buddhist stupa designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds to help unite them in their search for world peace. Most (though not all) have been built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii (1885-1985), a Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist Order. Fuji was greatly inspired by his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in 1931 and decided to devote his life to promoting non-violence. In 1947, he began constructing Peace Pagodas as shrines to World peace.

The first Peace Pagodas were built as a symbol of peace in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki where the atomic bombs took the lives of over 150,000 people, almost all of whom were civilian, at the end of World War II.

By 2000, 80 Peace Pagodas had been built around the world in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

"Civilization is not to kill human beings, not to destroy things, not to make war; civilization is to hold mutual affection and to respect one another."
-Most Ven. Fujii

Peace Pagodas in Asia

2.1 Hanaokayama, Japan
2.2 Hiroshima, Japan
2.3 Nagasaki, Japan
2.4 , India
2.5 Mount Kijosumi, Japan
2.6 Narita-shi, Chiba-ken, Japan
2.7 Darjeeling, India
2.8 Vaishali, India
2.9 Ladakh, India
2.10 Lumbini, Nepal
2.11 Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
2.12 Pokhara, Nepal

©　Quote from the Wikipedia

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Haiku and Peace

World Peace Day International Day of Peace

War and Peace (sensoo to heiwa) 　

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Last Fire Ritual at Narita Fudo :
"Osame-Fudo" is a kigo for Winter.



... ... The World Kigo Database

Alphabetical Index of the Daruma Museum

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