7/18/2014

asekaki sweating intro

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asekaki Fudo 汗かき不動 / あせかき不動 sweating Fudo
Introduction

There are various statues with this name in Japan.

There are also other deities showing "sacred sweat":


. asekaki 汗かき /  あせかき sweating deities .

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Nokogiriyama 鋸山
Kanaya, Temple Nihon-Ji 金谷 - 日本寺

- quote
Mount Nokogiri (鋸山 Nokogiri-yama) literally "saw mountain" is a low mountain on the Bōsō Peninsula on Honshu, Japan. It lies on the southern border of the city of Futtsu and the town Kyonan in Awa District in Chiba Prefecture.
The western side of the mountain is also the site of the sprawling Nihon-ji temple complex, which is the home of two Daibutsu sculptures - a huge seated carving of Yakushi Nyorai that at 31.05 metres (101.9 ft) tall is the largest pre-modern, stone-carved Daibutsu in Japan, and the "Hundred-shaku Kannon", a tall relief image of Kannon carved into one of the quarry walls - as well as 1500 hand-carved arhat sculptures, which combined with the spectacular scenery of the Bōsō Hills and Tokyo Bay, make Mount Nokogiri a popular tourism destination.
- source : wikipedia


The statue of the sweating Fuod is behind the collection of 100 Kannon statues 百体観音.

The statue would sweat as a prelude to some ill omen.
It would also start sweating to make up for the sins of mankind.

身に罪の重きを恨みたきつせの
不動の力たのむうれしさ


source : 4travel.jp/travelogue



source : qookaku3.blog.shinobi.jp


. Nokogiriyama 鋸山 .
Kazusa Province (上総国, Kazusa-no kuni), now Chiba

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Takahata Fudo Temple 高幡不動尊
Tokyo


During the Muromachi period, whenever there was a major fight and battle in the country, this wooden statue would start sweating sacred sweat 霊汗. So it was widely revered by the warriors.
This Fudo was also a protector of fires for the town of Edo.



. Takahata Fudo Temple 高幡不動尊 .

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Tsugaru

. Kogakesan Fudoo-In Kokushooji 古懸山不動院国上寺 Kokusho-Ji .

青森県平川市碇ヶ関古懸門前1−1
Monzen-1-1 Ikarigasekikogake, Hirakawa-shi

One of the
Tsugaru San Fudoo 津軽三不動 Three Fudo in Tsugaru

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. - Join Fudo Myo-O on facebook - Fudō Myō-ō .

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



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1 comment:

Gabi Greve said...

Fudo Legends 05 - from Kagawa to Kyoto
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reibutsu 霊仏 "spirit Buddha"
reibutsu 霊仏 "spirit Buddha"
Once the Fudo statue at Oyama was found to be heavily sweating, then a strong earthquake occurred and many people died.
Some Buddha statues are known to sweat. Once the high priest 智興阿闍梨 Chikyo Ajari was stuck with illness, the Statue of Fudo wept.
These compassionate statues are really to be praised.
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https://fudosama.blogspot.jp/2017/09/fudo-legends-05-kagawa.html
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