HAIKU and Fudo

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H A I K U about Fudo Myo-O

The Immovable, a widsom King of Indian Heritage



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fudoo doo
松杉や枯野の中の不動堂
matsu sugi ya kareno no naka no Fudōdō

pines and cedars -
in the withered fields
the Hall of Fudo

Masaoka Shiki at Takahata Fudo Hall
Tr. Gabi Greve

Pine-trees and cryptomerias;
A shrine of Fudoo
On the withered moor
Tr. Blyth

pine and cypress:
in a withered field,
a shrine to Fudoo
Tr. Janine Beichmann



pine and cypress
in a desolate field
a Fudodo shrine
source : terebess.hu

Fudodo shrine is a bit of a misnomer.
Fudo Do, Fudoo Doo 不動堂　Fudo Shrine, Fudoo Shrine
Hall with a statue of Fudo Myo-O

It also does not feel like just one tree of each kind, but it is a little grove with many trees.



　©　Photo : relog.jp/animals78


More about this famous temple

Takahata Fudo .. with a Daruma Market 高幡不動とだるま市

Temple halls in honor of Fudo Myo-O, The Wisdom King Acala , are very common all over Japan. Takahata is one of the geat and famous ones in the Kanto area (Tokyo). Usually on the 28th of each month, the day dedicated to Fudo Myo-O, there is a great ritual fire ceremony.
Fire rituals and ceremonies (goma kuyoo 護摩供養)


SUGI, Japanese cedars and cryptomerias / Wikipedia

Look at some PHOTOS of Japanese sugi 杉


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Basho Haiku Memorial Stone at Takahata Fudo Temple



名月にふもとの霧や田のくもり
meigetsu ni fumoto no kiri ya ta no kumori

Matsuo Basho 芭蕉 (1644-1694)

full harvest moon
and fog in the valley -
clouds over the fields



In the year's moon
the foothill's fog ya
Ricefields' cloudiness
Tr. Helen Shigeko Isaacson



under the harvest moon,
mist at the foot of the mountains
haze over the rice paddies
Tr. David Barnhill



Unter dem Herbstmond
Nebel am Fuß der Hügel.
Die Felder im Dunst.
source :　www.teeweg.de



(The Japanese has the cut marker YA at the end of line 2.)


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From a visit to Takahata Fudo Temple

初詣終えて別れる家族連れ　
hatsu moode oete wakareru kazoku zure

first Fudo temple visit -
when it's over they part,
the big family

　©　華了Hanako
Tr. Gabi Greve

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First visit to a Fudo Temple in the New Year
(here even with Daruma san ... )



初不動目無し達磨が幾重にも
hatsu Fudoo menashi Daruma ga ikue ni mo

first Fudo temple vistit -
Daruma dolls without eyes
just everywhere



初不動階下る稚児の列
hatsu Fudoo kaidan kudaru chigo no retsu

first Fudo temple vistit -
a line of small children
walking down the stairs

　©　おもちゃ箱 . omochabako
Tr. Gabi Greve

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葱坊主直立不動無表情　
negi boozu chokuritsu fudoo mu hyoojoo

an onion head -
upright and unmoved
and no expression

　©　義久 Yoshihisa, Gendai Haiku
Tr. Gabi Greve

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鉄槌のごとく落つるや不動滝
tessui no gotoku ochiru ya Fudoo taki

like an iron hammer
it falls down -
Fudo Waterfall

　©　チビタンク chibi tanku
Tr. Gabi Greve

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涼風の　不動の滝は　菩提だよ
ryoo fuu no Fudoo no Taki wa bodai da yo



a cool breeze
from the Fudo Waterfall -
like Buddha's tree

　©　秦野菩提 Hadano
Tr. Gabi Greve


Waterfalls and Fudo Myo-o 不動滝
瀧不動 Fudo Waterfall and Haiku


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source : HAIKUreikuDB
Tr. Gabi Greve




冬の滝不動明王ひとり立つ
fuyu no taki Fudo Myoo-Oo hitori tatsu

waterfall in winter -
there stands just one statue
of Fudo Myo-O

Katoo Chiyoko 加藤知世子 花寂び
Foto : nhk.or.jp/shinshu-blog/200/




足冷えて不動明王の火焔恋ふ
ashi hiete Fudo Myoo-Oo no kaen kou

my feet are cold -
I long for the flames
of Fudo Myo-O

Fukunaga Kooji 福永耕二




不動明王の剣の切っ先冴返る
片山紀子

不動明王夏空かすめゆくものなし
中田剛 珠樹


不動明王女(をみな)われゐて秋まひる
『石橋秀野句文集』

不動明王女われゐて秋まひる
石橋秀野


不動明王鶏頭に火をもらい
森村文子


寒の水不動明王浴び給ふ
小川千代
清水かければ石室不動目を瞠く
(京都岩船寺不動明王) 石原八束 『断腸花』

火柱や不動明王立ちあがる
和田悟朗 法隆寺伝承

煤けても不動明王火恋し
高澤良一 宿好

熱不動明王に柿冷えにけり
赤松[ケイ]子

蜘蛛の囲に不動明王囮われし
西川明美


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Shrine - for Shinto Worship in Japan

Temple - for Buddhist Worship in Japan

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