Komyo-In Yamagata

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Koomyoo-In 光明院 Komyo-In

Nr. 03 高瀧山 Koryuzan - 光明院 Komyo-In - 高瀧山不動尊 Koryuzan Fudo
Koomyoo-In 光明院 Komyo-In
Yamagata 山形県 - 布施の道場 – fuse

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

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source :　trebor.cocolog-nifty.com

山形県天童市大字山口３１４３－１, 3143-1 Yamaguchi, Tendo, Yamagata

The town is famous for its hot springs and production of stones for shogi (将棋の駒). 95% of the shogi stones are made in Tendo.

The temple compound is located in Kaminoyama Village and revered by all people of the region.

It has been built by Saint Gyoki Bosatsu on request of 聖武天皇 Shomu Tenno.

The image of Fudo Myo-O is in the cliff behind the waterfall, where another image of Amida is also engraved.
People come here to pray.

There is also a statue of Kannon Bosatsu, carved by Gyoki Bosatsu,
Takamatsu Kannon 高松観音.
This Kannon temple is Nr. 11 in the Mogami Pilgrimage to 33 Kannon temples.
最上三十三観音霊場第十一番札所

Most of the original buildings have been victim of fires and many treasures are lost.



source :　www.dewatabi.com/murayama

The temple has been rebuilt in 1872, in a separation from the shrine and the temple, where the torii gate is still left.

- Chant of the temple
世を救う　大悲あまねき　不動尊　
焔を負へる　姿尊し
(光明院御詠歌 at Komyo-In）

高瀧の　巌にいます　み仏は　迷いある身を　救い給はむ
(奥ノ院御詠歌 at Oku no In）

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Fudo Waterfall

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www.tohoku36fudo.jp


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- - - - - Yearly Festivals 年中行事

Takamatsu Kannon hadaka mochitsuki
高松観音裸もちつき
pounding mochi rice cakes in the nude

at the Takamatsu Kannon temple in mid-December


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Scantily clad men pound mochi rice cakes to give give thanks for a bountiful harvest and pray for health and safety in the coming year.


. WKD - Yamagata Festivals INFO .

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Shogi 将棋 "Japanese chess"

Everything in the town of Tendo relates to the pentagonal shogi pieces.

Tendo-shi shogi museum 天童市将棋資料館　
We display document about world shogi and shogi including the history of piece.



and introducing Tendo Hot Springs
- source : yamagatakanko.com


. Tendoo Shoogi 天童将棋 Tendo Shogi .

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. Kômyô-in 光明院 Komyo-In, Komyoin - France .


There are other pilgrim temples with this name in Japan.

武相不動尊二十八所 - Busoo - Buso
Musashino and Sagami - 28 pilgrim temples
07. 圓瀧山 光明院 興禅寺 善立不動尊


九州88ヶ所108霊場 Kyushu - 88 and 108 temples
24. 第 23番　光明院
59. 第 59番　光明寺

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

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. Gyōki, Gyoki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Saint Gyoki .
(668 - 749)


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

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


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

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

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