Kaburai-Ji Kobe

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Kaburaiji 鏑射寺 Kaburai-Ji
kaburai, kabura i  - lit. "shooting a Kabura arrow"
Hyogo, 兵庫　Kobe 神戸市北区道場町生野1078-1


. 近畿三十六不動尊巡礼
36 Fudo Temples in Kinki . 　

The nearby town of Mita 三田市 takes its name from these three auspicious things bringing good fortune when holding sacred rituals

三福田 sanpukuden
(kyooden 敬田, onden 恩田 jiden 悲田)
also called the "Three Treasures - sanboo 三宝" Sanbo.

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The Three Jewels, also called the Three Treasures, Three Refuges, Precious Triad, or most commonly the Triple Gem Pali: त्रिरत्न (triratna), are the three things that Buddhists take refuge in, and look toward for guidance, in the process known as taking refuge.
Buddha
Dharma
Sangha
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At the foot of mount Dokkosan 独鈷山, which is about 350 meters high.
This region has been sacred to mountain worship since olden times,called Kamihogura  神秀倉, Kagurayama 甘楽山 or Gochi no Mine 五智の峰 (peak of five wisdom kings).

The temple has been founded in 581 by Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子, since this was the homeland of his mother.
He made it the temple of Buddhist Studies 仏教弘通 (bukkyo guzu) and offered a special kabura arrow, hence the name Kaburai Temple.


- Chant of the temple
百千代に　かけて高鳴る　かぶら矢を　
民安かれと　はなつおん寺

for generations the high sound of the Kabura arrow
of this temple brought peace of mind to the people


Later Kukai Kobo Daishi passed here and dug the well
Dokko Mizu no Ido 独鈷水の井戸.
In the cliffs 百丈岩 are also the ramains of clay tiles with Buddha statues (穿仏 senbutsu).

The temple later declined and many parts burned down. In 1862 it was rebuild by saint 勇阿上人.
In 1873 it was again destroyed by the soldiers of the Tenchugumi 天誅組 / 天忠組 Tenchu-Gumi in an effort to separate Shinto and Buddhist sanctuaries.
In 1955 久邇宮朝融 Kuninomiya Asaakira climbed up the wilderness  and started the rebuilding.
In 1959 Priest Nakamura Kimitaka 中村公隆 settled here and the rebuildings of the old halls began.



source :　blog.goo.ne.jp/shi_mi3

It has a statue of a seated Fudo Myo-O in the 護摩堂 Goma Hall with piercing eyes, carved by Murata Kyuusaku 村田久作 Murata Kyusaku, who also made the Nio-O statues of 浅草寺 Senso-Ji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo.





dokko 独鈷 / 独鈷杵 single-pointed vajra,
single-pointed "Thunderbolt", a ritual tool in Buddhism.


. 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi .

. 弘法大師　空海 Kobo Daishi, Kukai .


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source :　blog.goo.ne.jp/hirugao1706

In the pond of the garden grow special lotus flowers from the Jomon remains, called Ooga hasu 大賀ハス Oga hasu lotus.

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- source : www.kinki36fudo.org


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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www.kaburaiji.or.jp


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kabura-ya 鏑矢 Kabura arrow



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Signal arrows, (turnip-headed arrow),
a type of arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kabura-ya were arrows which whistled when fired and were used in ritual archery exchanges prior to formal medieval battles.
The sound was created by a specially carved or perforated bulb of deer horn or wood attached to the tip. In English, these are often called "whistling-bulb arrows", "messenger arrows", or "signal arrows."
Kabura literally translates to "turnip", and thus the Japanese term technically means "turnip-shaped arrows."
In battle, particularly around the time of the Heian period, kabura-ya would be fired before a battle, to alert the enemy.
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The temple is also on the pilgrimage to 17 temples of
Aizen Myo-O in Saikoku Western Japan.
西国愛染十七霊場

01 . 愛染堂勝鬘院
02. 東光寺
03. 鏑射寺 - Kaburai-Ji
04. 摩耶山天上寺
05. 大龍寺
06. 正覚院
07. 大聖寺
08. 東寺
09. 覚性律庵
10. 高野山増福院
11. 愛染院
12. 久修園院
13. 西大寺
14. 宝山寺
15. 施福寺
16. 福智院
17. 金剛三昧院
- source : www.aizenreijo.com


. Aizen Myo-O 愛染明王 .

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- - - - - Yearly Festivals 年中行事

January 1 1月1日 修正会 Shushoo-E

January 28 1月28日 - February 03　
節分会（星祭り）Setsubun, Hoshi Matsuri Star Festival

August 15 　8月15日 盂蘭盆会 Urabon-E

August 15 　8月15日 千灯会 Sentoo-E

November 22 　11月22日 愛染祭 Aizen Myo-O Rituals
(and every month on the 22 rituals for Aizen

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. senbutsu 甎仏 Clay Tiles with Buddha Figures .


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

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

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


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