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会津五色不動尊霊場
Aizu Goshiki Fudo - Five Colors, Five Temples

Aizu Junrei 会津巡礼 Aizu Pilgrimage
Aizu Wakagaeri Goshiki Fudo son
会津若がえり五色不動尊
Aizu Fudo pilgrimage to get young again

The last Fudo is a bringer of youth - seishun Fudo　青春不動.

.　Goshiki Fudo Myo-O 五色不動明王
Five Fudo with different colored eyes in Edo .

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- - - - - All things in Five Elements
・地 Earth ＝　黄（おう) yellow 　
・水　Water ＝　白（びゃく) white 　
・火　Fire ＝　赤（しゃく) red 　
・風　＝ Wind 黒（こく) black 　
・空　＝ Sky 　青（しょう) Blue/Green

.　godai ... 地水火風空の五大
Five Great Elements of the Universe .


. The Four Animals, Shijuu (四獣,四聖獣） .
Four Gods, Shijin (四神)

Tortoise (genbu, Black Warrior) = North, Winter, Black, Water, Mountain　玄武
White Tiger (Kirin) = West, Fall, White, Metal, Road　白虎
Red Bird (Phoenix, Vermilion Bird) = South, Summer, Red, Fire, Sea　朱雀
Blue Dragon (Azure Dragon) = East, Spring, Blue/Green, Wood, River　青龍

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- source : www.miru.co.jp/aizu-zensyu

yellow （黄色)
如法寺 - 出発不動 - shuppatsu Fudo - the beginning
Nyohooji 如法寺 Nyoho-Ji
耶麻郡西会津町野沢 - Inawashiro, Yama-gun

Founded in 807 by priest Tokuitsu 徳一大師.

. Priest Tokuitsu 得一 徳溢 .
(760 - 835)

Kukai Kobo Daishi, priest Tokuitsu and the fighting with the Emishi people in the Tohoku region by the imperial government in Kyoto.
. Enichiji 慧日寺 Enichi-Ji .

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- source : www.miru.co.jp/aizu-zensyu

white （白色)
西勝寺 - 奮起不動 - funki Fudo - to rouse yourself
Saishooji 西勝寺 Saisho-Ji
耶麻郡猪苗代町新町 - Inawashiro, Yama-gun

Founded in 996 by priest Ningai 仁海僧正 (951 - 1046).

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- source : www.miru.co.jp/aizu-zensyu

red （赤色)
龍興寺 - 離悩不動 - rinoo Fudo - to part from troubles
大刀剱不動 - Fudo with a large sword
Ryuukooji 龍興寺 Ryuko-Ji
会津美里町中町 - Aizu, Misato

Founded in 848 by priest 慈覚大師.
Famous for its lotus pond and a lotus sutra with each letter on a lotus pedestal 一字蓮台法華経.

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

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- source : www.miru.co.jp/aizu-zensyu/aizuzensyu

black （黒色)
慈恩寺 - 慈愛不動 - jiai Fudo - to love and cherish
Jionji 慈恩寺 Jion-Ji
南会津町中町 - Minami Aizu, Nakamachi

Founded in the Muromachi period and was not very popular for a long time. Priest 高層良叶 brought it back to life.
The temple is located along the main street of the village Nakamachi 中町.


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- source : www.miru.co.jp/aizu-zensyu/aizuzensyu

green / blue （青色)
常楽院 - 青春不動 - seishun Fudo - Fudo of Youth
Joorakuin 常楽院 Joraku-In
南会津町福米沢 - Miyanomae-1392 Fukumezawa, Minamiaizu


source :　siyuin.shikisokuzekuu.net/aidu-gosikifudou

Founded by priest Kaijun 海順上人 in 1519.
The Fudo statue takes on and gives back the power of youth for body and mind.
The temple is surrounded by mountains and has the power of nature.

There is also a Maria Kannon マリア観音 in the compound.

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- - - - - Other pilgrimages in Aizu

三十三観音巡り Kannon
七福神巡り Shichi Fukujin
二十一地蔵尊巡り Jizo Bosatsu
十二支守り本尊巡り 12 Zodiac Animals
会津干支小法師
御蔵入 - 三十三観音巡り Kannon

- source : www.aiaiaizu.com/aizumeguri

. Aizu korori Kannon ころり三観音巡り Kannon Bosatsu granting a sudden death .

. Aizu Wakamatsu 会津若松 Yakushi Pilgrims .
Aizu Go Yakushi 会津五薬師 Five Yakushi temples
Aizu Juuni Yakushi Mairi　会津若松　- 十二薬師巡り 12 Yakushi temples


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若がえり信仰の由来
- source : www.aiaiaizu.com/aizumeguri

離悩不動 龍興寺
source :　chakumokusanskrit.web.fc2.com

名刹 と 神社　(会津美里町)
- source : www.aizue.net/jyunrei/aizu5

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


. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Tohoku . 　

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. Narita Fudo 成田不動尊 .
Temple Shinshooji 新勝寺 Shinsho-Ji

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and talismans from Japan .　

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .

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source :　www.cosmo-kaken.co.jp
Fukushima prefecture 　福島県

. Japan - after the BIG earthquake .
March 11, 2011, 14:46

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