9/19/2014

Kisshoin Akita

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Kisshoo-In 吉祥院 Kissho-In

Nr. 10 赤神山 / 幸福山 - 吉祥院 - 波切不動尊 Namikiri Fudo
Kisshoo-In 吉祥院 Kissho-In
Akita 秋田県 - 持戒の道場 - jikai

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
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秋田県男鹿市船川港椿字家ノ後45
Ienoushiro-45 Funagawaminato tsubaki, Oga, Akita

There are three famous mountains in Oga, 本山 Honzan (Motoyama)、
真山 Shinzan (Mayama) and 毛無山 Kenashiyama, as Buddhist retreats for priests.

Jigaku Daishi 慈覚大師 is the founder of
赤神山日積寺永禅院 Akagamizan, Nisseki-Ji, Eizen-In
the first Buddhist center in the region. He is also related to the shrine
Akagami Jinja.

The fifth abbot at Eizen-In, Kakuun 覚運 Kaku-Un (953-1007, was a disciple of Ryoogen, Ryōgen 良源 Ryogen( 912 – 985), the chief abbot of Enryaku-Temple ( Enryaku-ji).

In 1392 the temple was more affiliated with Mount Koyasan, Ryuko-In 龍光院, through the 29th abbot 頼叶 Raika at temple 日積寺 Niseki-Ji.

During the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period, the temple and shrine were often in a crisis of deslolation, but have somehow survived to our day.

The temple has been known with many names in its long history:
自寂院,仙壽院,印象院、円月院,照光院、泉光院.
Now there is also temple 長楽寺 nearby.


- Chant of the temple
男鹿の島 めぐりて拝る 不動尊
寺庭(には)に 老樹(こぼく)の 椿花咲く



There is also a shrine, Akagami Jinja 赤神神社, close by.
五社堂 Goshado - Five little shrines overlooking the sea.
Legend knows that the Emperor Koobutei 孝武帝 Kobutei from China, also called Akagami (Red Deity) came here down from the sky.
Kobutei lived approximately from 372 - 396).
Jigaku Daishi founded the temple and shrine here, around 860.
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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
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- - - - - Yearly Festivals 年中行事

文応元(1260)年からの歴史をもつ、岡山県の福泉寺所蔵本奥書日書写

高野山で伝授の開運星祭り北斗護摩祈祷会

聖天浴油供祈祷会


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Oga Peninsula 男鹿半島 (Oga Hanto)
Home to the renowned Namahage Legend, Oga Peninsula boasts spectacular views of the coastline.

Oga Peninsula, in the western part of Akita, juts out into the Japan Sea in the shape of an ax. Along its coastline are fantastic views of crags and boulders, and it is noted for its beautiful sunsets. It is also famous for a traditional event called "Namahage," at which time young people, disguised as ogres, visit houses to admonish lazy people, expel evil spirits, ward off disasters, and to bless people.

There are so many spots on the Oga Peninsula that you should not miss. The view at the Mt. Kampu Revolving Observatory at the base of the peninsula, where you can enjoy 360-degree panoramas of the Japan Sea and Lagoon Hachiro-gata, is simply stunning. And Godzilla Boulder, so named because of its shape: how can a tour of Japan not include a visit to this famous monster?
Add to these the west coast of Oga, with its long line of rude cliffs and rocks; Hachibodai, with the best views of Oga and clear out to the Ou Mountain Range; and of course, Nyudo-zaki Point, on the tip of the peninsula, with its spectacular view of the Japan Sea. A sightseeing boat leaves from nearby Oga Aquarium, and from it you can view the coastline, sprinkled with strange rocks and bizarre stones, magnificent sculptures that nature has created.

At Shinzan Shrine, the origin of Namahage, the Namahage Sedo Festival is held every winter. The Oga Shinzan Densho-kan (folklore museum) displays Namahage masks and holds Namahage stage shows, so you can get a sense of the Namahage atmosphere at any time of the year.
- source : www.jnto.go.jp


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CLICK for more photos !

. Namahage なまはげ in Oga, Akita .


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

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


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

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
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9/17/2014

Tamon-In Akita

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Tamon-In 多聞院

Nr. 09 湯殿山 Yudonosan - 多聞院 - 波切不動尊 - Namikiri Fudo
Tamonin 多聞院 Tamon-In
Akita 秋田県 - 持戒の道場 - jikai

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秋田県秋田市土崎港南1-14-16
1 Chome-14-16 Tsuchizakiminatominami, Akita city

- Other statues of the temple
Benzai Ten 弁財天
Juunishi Ten 十二支天 Junishi Ten (十二天将 Juni Tensho 12 Heavenly Generals)
12 Tutelary Deities

The founder was 慈覚大師 Jigaku Daishi 安慧 (794 - 864)
and his disciple
Ane, An-E 安慧 (795 - 868)
student of Ennin Jigaku Daishi at Mount Hieizan.

Another record dates it to 1688, as part of the Haguro Mountain Shugendo.



The sailors from the Matsumaebune 松前船 trade ships from Hokkaido to Osaka passed here. The sailors of the famous ship 辰悦丸 Shinetsu Maru owned by Takadaya Kahei came here to pray for safety on the sea. Maybe Kahei also payed for the stone steps for a better access.
There is also an anchor 錨 of the Shinetsu-Maru in the precincts.


- Chant of the temple
多聞院 智剣の光 天に満ち 
海難よくる 波切り不動



. Takadaya Kahei 高田屋嘉兵衛 (1769 - 1827) .
In 1795, he constructed a ship named Shinetsu-maru with a displacement of 417 tons in Dewa (Yamagata and Akita Prefectures) and captained it. The following year he opened trading stores with the name of Takadaya in Hyogotsu and Hakodate, and started selling goods he transported between Ezo and the Osaka area.

. Matsumae in Hokkaido 松前 .

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no photo of the Fudo statue.

. namikiri Fudo 波切不動尊 、浪切不動明王 .
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- - - - - Page of the temple
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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction .
 

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

. Haguro San 羽黒山 .
羽黒出羽三山 Three mountains of Dewa .

- Introduction -


. 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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9/12/2014

Reibai-In Akita

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Reibai-In 嶺梅院

Nr. 08 永福山 Eifukusan - 嶺梅院- 嶺梅院不動尊 Reibai-In Fudo
Reibai-In 嶺梅院
Akita 秋田県 - 持戒の道場 - jikai

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
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秋田県秋田市土崎港2-8-22
2 Chome-8-22 Tsuchizakiminato Chūō, Akita city

Its history is not quite clear.
It was (probably) the retirement temple of Zen priest 無等良雄禅師 Muto Ryoryu, former courtier Made no Koji Fujifusa / Madenokoji Fujifusa (萬里小路藤房卿 / 万里小路 藤房) ((1295-ca. - 1380) ) - Fujiwara no Fujifusa. He went into exile with Emperor Go- Daigo.
The temple had been re-located to Hoda-Ji 松原 -補陀寺 but fallen in dilapidation.
In 1748 a priest from Sooryuuji 蒼龍寺 Soryu-Ji, called Keigan 桂岩極芳和尚, had it re-located to its present place as a Zen temple.

Other statues are Kannon Bosatsu 聖観音菩薩 and
Benzaiten 弁財天像
This temple is also on the pilgrimage to the Seven Gods of Good Luck in Akita
Akita Shichifukujin 秋田七福神.


- Chant of the temple
荒海の波打ち砕き渡りたる 
二八の尊の 功徳讃えん


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東北三十六不動 Tohoku
- source : www.kotoba.net

This Fudo is venerated as a Narita Fudo.

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Hodaji Temple 補陀寺 Hoda-Ji
This is the Akita family temple, the oldest Soto sect Zen temple in the prefecture.
It is said that Fujiwara no Fujifusa, who was an aide to Emperor Godaigo, was the second person to become the priest of the temple.
- source : www.acvb.or.jp/en/sightseeing

Matsubara-26 Sannai, Akita City

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- - - - - Page of the temple
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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Introduction .
 

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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 - .


. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
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9/11/2014

Ogi Shiga

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Statues in Oogi, Ōgi 仰木 Ogi

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at Kiyomizu Waterfall 清水の滝







The Kurikara sword

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



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9/10/2014

Kotakuji Yamagata

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Kootakuji 荒沢寺 Kotaku-Ji

Nr. 06 羽黒山 Hagurosan 正善院 Shozen-In - 荒沢不動尊 Arasawa Fudo
Kootakuji 荒沢寺 Kotaku-Ji, Kotakuji
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 .
 




. Haguro San 羽黒山 .
羽黒出羽三山 Three mountains of Dewa .

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Kootakuji 荒沢寺 Kotaku-Ji, Kotakuji



Yamagata, Tsuruoka, Haguromachi town, Toge 231/232
山形県鶴岡市羽黒町大字手向字手向232

It was part of a large complex of temples and the center of Haguro Shugendo in Yamagata. During the 1870's Shrines and Temples were separated.
Kotaku-Ji was the innermost temple.

Important statues in the temple are
大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai ,  阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai
and 観音菩薩 Kannon Bosatsu.

- Chant of the temple
闇き世を 明らけくこそ 照らすらし 
法の切火の絶ることなく



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Shozenin Koganedo Temple, Mt. Haguro 黄金堂
Designated a national treasure in 1929 and a national important cultural property in 1950.
This Buddhist temple belongs to the Hagurosan Kotakuji Shozenin Temple and is the first of the 33 sacred Kannon pilgrimage sites in Shonai.
In contrast to Daikondo Temple (“big gold temple”) on top of Mt. Haguro (formerly Jakko Temple, Mt. Haguro and currently Sanshin-Gosaidan, Mt. Haguro), this temple is Shokondo (“small gold temple”), but came to be called Koganedo Temple (“gold temple”) after the 33 statues of the goddess of mercy, Kannon that reflect a golden color.
Although tradition says it was built in 728 by the order of the Emperor Shomu, very likely it was constructed in 1193 by Minamoto no Yoritomo who appointed Sanehira Doi to build it to pray for suppression of the Fujiwara Clan in Hiraizumi.


Fudo Myo-O is written on the blue flag.

Later, in 1593 the castle lord of Sakata, Kagetsugu Amakasu and Uesugi’s vassal, Naoe Kanetsugu conducted large-scale renovations over 3 years, resulting in the Koganedo Temple of today. Legend also says there is buried treasure within the temple grounds.
A 5ken (1ken=1.8m; counter used to number the gaps between pillars), 4-sided, 1-story construction with copper roofing.

Mt. Haguro did not escape efforts in the Meiji Period to eliminate Buddhist temples and statues as the result of an edict separating the Shinto and Buddhist religions. Koganedo Temple is one of 3 existing temples that survived during the destruction of the 10 large temples that formed Mt. Haguro at the height of its golden age. The proper name is Hagurosan Chojuji Kondo.

There are Buddhist images enshrined within Koganedo Temple from various eras, such as the Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, Azuchi-Momoyama, and Edo periods, as well as 2 pairs of kongo rikishi statues (one at the main temple gate created by Kouon in 1633 and one within the hall made by Zenkei in 1695), a Zenbutsu object of worship that was once housed in the Five-storied Pagoda on Mt. Haguro, and 33 life-sized statues of Sho Kanzeon Bosatsu (goddess of mercy)—a rarity even in Tohoku.

In addition, the Dewa Honjibutsu (original Buddhist divinity; Kannon, Amitabha, and Dainichi) of the three mountains that were in the sanctuary at Daikondo Temple (formerly Jakko Temple, Mt. Haguro and currently Sanshin-Gosaidan, Mt. Haguro) on the top of Mt. Haguro can be worshipped at Otake Dainichido Hall located within the same grounds.
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The Autumn Peak - aki no mine-iri 秋の峰入り
..... In Toge on August 25, shugenja make last preparations before journeying in procession to Kotakuji, in the depths of Mt Haguro. They eat their last meal for the next three days. The Tobu Daisendatsu wraps a sheet of white paper folded into the shape of a sword over his leggings. This is identical to what is placed on the head of a dead person for the funeral. It symbolizes the separation of death from life, and in addition is a representation of the sword of Fudo Myoo, a divinity associated with Shugendo. The white robes that both he and the Sho-Daisendatsu wear are identical to those worn by the dead.
..... The former Fudo Hall has now been converted into a shrine called Otaki Jinja.
..... There was once a statue of Fudo Myoo almost two meters high enshrined here. The shugenja, who have yet attain the realm of enlightenment, see Fudo, an avatar of Dainichi Nyorai, as a frightening figure.
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Namu Arasawa Taisho Fudo Myoo
(I place my trust in Taisho Fudo Myoo of Arasawa)

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Namu kimyo shorai tobu daisendatsu Fudoin Hodo daiajari
(I place my trust in the Tobu Daisendatsu, the Great Ajari Fudoin Hodo)

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A long article, read here
- source : hagurokanko.jp/en


- Haguro Shugendo - The Autumn Peak
- source : Mark Schumacher
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source : hinokuruma.at.webry.info

namu Fudo Myo-O 南無不動明王



- - - - - Homepage of the temple
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... In Haguro, Yamabushi living close to the temple, during the weeks which precede the autumn pilgrimage in the mounts of Dewa-Sanzan and with the Kotakuji monastery, meet to carry out the preparation of material of clothing and the equipment necessary for the pilgrimage. For Mine-iri in the Omine mounts, they are the monks of Shogoin who prepare in the temple of Kyoto all the material necessary. Nevertheless, the purchase of the costume of yamabushi (worn by ritual which is essential for all shugenja considering its comfort and its utility) remains the responsibility of each one according to his rank and capacities (financial).
- source : www.shugendo.fr/en

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於竹大日如来縁起絵巻

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Otake Dainich-nyorai engi emaki
(History of the Otake Buddha)

The Otake Dainichi-nyorai engi emaki is painted on three scrolls and in the possession of Kotakuji-Shozenin, the headquarters and training center of the Haguro Shugendo sect.
This emaki explains the origin of the Otake Dainichi-do, a sanctuary within the temple's compound enshrining Otake Dainichi Buddha. The scrolls depict the legend of the woman Otake, who is considered by Haguro Shugendo to be an incarnation of Dainichi Buddha.
This database, with digitized pictures of the emaki and Otake related resources, was created with the full support
- source : www.nichibun.ac.jp


- MORE about
. O-Take Nyorai 於竹大日 .
and a haiku by Kobayashi Issa

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Matsuo Basho and 出羽三山 羽黒町 - 手向の宿
正善院黄金(こがね)堂 and the remains of the home of his disciple Romaru 呂丸宅跡
- source : bashouan.com


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

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. Haguro San 羽黒山 .
羽黒 出羽三山 Three mountains of Dewa .

- Introduction -

. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


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

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9/08/2014

yakuyoke in Tohoku

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Yakuyoke Fudo in Tohoku 厄除不動尊

. Yakuyoke Fudo 厄除不動 Fudo to ward off evil .
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05 龍覚寺 - 厄除不動尊 - Yakuyoke Fudo Yamagata
07 普伝寺 - 厄除不動 Yakuyoke Fudo Akita
14 大圓寺 - 厄除不動尊 - Yakuyoke Fudo Aomori
18 青龍寺 -厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo Aomori
introduced below

34 成田山 圓養寺 真言宗智山派 - 厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo Fukushima
. Enyooji 圓養寺 Enyo-Ji / 円養院 Enyo-In - Shirakawa .

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
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. Nakano Fudo Son 中野不動尊 .
Fukushima

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Nr. 05 新山 - 龍覚寺 - 厄除不動尊 - Yakuyoke Fudo
Ryuukakuji 龍覚寺 Ryukaku-Ji
Yamagata 山形県 - 布施の道場 - fuse

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山形県鶴岡市泉町1-13
1-13 Izumimachi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata

This is also pilgrim temple Nr. 28 in
Shonai 33 Kannon temples 庄内三十三観音 

A temple of this name is located at the beginning of the ascent to mount Haguro San 羽黒山. Since old people, children and pregnant women could not climb this mountain, there was a second temple of this name in the town of Tsurugaoka built in 1166, where they could come to pray, especially to a statue of Kannon Bosatsu. The temple has been relocated twice and in 1612 was placed in its present location at 高畑土提上.

When daimyo Sakai Tadakatsu 酒井忠勝 (1587 - 1662) became lord of the domain in 1622, the temple was in the kimon 鬼門 direction of his castle. He also placed a statue of Fudo Myo-O to pray for peace in the reigon.

Other famous statues of this temple are
聖観音像、金剛界大日如来、古四王権現、摩利支天、弁財天等


- Chant of the temple
空飛ふやここ鶴岡の龍覚寺 
慈眼を仰ぎ 合す両の手



statue of 大聖不動明王

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
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07 普光山 - 普伝寺 - 厄除不動 Yakuyoke Fudo
Fudenji 普伝寺 Fuden-Ji
Akita 秋田県 - 持戒の道場 - jikai

秋田県秋田市大町4-5-37
4 Chome-5-37 Ōmachi, Akita-shi, Akita



- Chant of the temple
受くる身の 厄難消滅 有難や 
成就の御佛 南無不動尊


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There is also a Fudenji in Italy !!
CHANGE WITHIN TRADITION
A LIFE OF COMMUNION AND SALVATION


The worshipful silence
of a pentecostal companionship
is lived in quiet emptiness,
waiting for what cannot be anticipated
through mystery and in
communion of spirit,
meets the truth of man
that is
Buddha


43039 Salsomaggiore Terme - Bargone 113
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14 神岡山 - 大圓寺 - 厄除不動尊 - Yakuyoke Fudo
Daienji 大圓寺 / 大円寺 Daien-Ji
Aomori 青森県 - 忍辱の道場 ninniku

青森県南津軽郡大鰐町大字蔵館字村岡12
Muraoka-12 Kuradate, Ōwani-machi, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori


source : kitano3.exblog.jp





. Daienji 大圓寺 / 大円寺 Daien-Ji .
Nr. 22 - 神岡山 Jingozan 大圓寺 Daien-Ji
of the pigrimage 津軽弘法大師霊場 - Tsugaru Kobo Daishi Reijo
Pilgrimage to 23 Kobo Daishi temples in Tsugaru .  

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18 全仏山 - 青龍寺 -厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo 
Seiryuuji 青龍寺 Seiryu-Ji
Aomori 青森県 - 忍辱の道場 ninniku

青森県青森市大字桑原字山崎45
Yamazaki-45 Kuwabara, Aomori-shi, Aomori

The temple is famous for the Great Buddha of Showa
Showa Daibutsu 昭和大仏
- reference -

- Chant of the temple
桑原の昭和大佛 参りませ 
佛の恵み 盡きる事なく




- Homepage of the temple
- source : showa-daibutu.com



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

. 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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9/03/2014

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ryuuzoo, ryūzō 立像 ryuzo, ritsuzo - standing statues


. zazoo  座像 / 坐像 seated statues .  
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Joofukuji 成福寺 Jofuku-Ji
岡山県井原市芳井町吉井2356
2356 Yoshiichō Yoshii, Ibara-shi, Okayama

The temple was founded on behaf of 聖武天皇 Shomu Tenno in 739 by 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu.
In the garden are 33 statues of Nyoirin Kannon, also made by Gyoki.
The carver of the Fudo Statue is not known, but it dates back to the late Heian or beginning of the Kamakura period. It is about 88 cm high and made from one piece of hinoki 檜 Japanese cypress.
- reference source : www.ibarakankou.jp

- HP of the temple
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. Gyooki Bosatsu 行基菩薩 Gyoki Bosatsu .
(668-749 AD) Gyōki, Gyōgi

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A temple with the same name in Osaka

円通山成福寺は大阪府和泉市芦部町169 / Ashibecho, Izumi, Osaka


Belongs to the following pilgrimage
和泉西国三十三ヶ所霊場第十五番札所 Izumi Saikoku 33 Kannon Temples
- reference source : izumisaigoku.web.fc2.com/jouhukuji -

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Standing statues can be divided in various ways:

The tallest
The smallest

The way the feet are placed

Made from one piece of wood 一本造り
Made from various pieces put together (yosegi)

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The tallest 日本一の不動明王 (so far)
20 meters high (including the podestal)
日本一大きな不動明王像




source : daizukan9.blog63.fc2.com

Isshinji 一心寺 Isshin-Ji
大分市 Oita Town, Kyushu

大分県大分市大字廻栖野塚野1305
305 Megusuno Tuskano Oita City, Oita



The temple has been founded in 1963 by priest 安部一僧正 with the sincere wish to save people.
He made the road, planted the cherry trees and eventually was able to put the statue of Fudo Myo-O here in Tsukano village. The temple grounds are among the largest in Western Japan.

The Fudo here is  初七日導師 who leads the souls of the dead on the 7th day. His fire-halo lights the way for their proceeding to cross "Kurayami Toge"くらやみ峠 , the pass of darkness.
「初七日まもるは不動尊」. The bereaved family members come her on the 7th day after a death in the family and offer candles to light the way too.

Another huge statue (17 meters) is of 薬師観音像 Yakushi Kannon
The Kannon of Medicine, holding a medicine flask 薬壺 like Yakushi Nyorai.
This refers to nr. 12 of the vows of Kannon Bosatsu:
「病のものも私の名前を聞けば患いが除かれる」

Other statues feature a nehanzo 釈迦涅槃像 of Shaka Nyorai
and
Saint Kaizan Shonin 海山上人像(安部一僧正)the founder of the temple.

Nearby are the Isshinj Waterfalls 一心寺の滝 and the temple also houses the largest Buddhist bell 念佛鐘 in Japan.
The cherry blossom time is the best to visit.

- Homepage of the temple 不動尊霊山一心寺
- source : issinnji.web.fc2.com


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ryuuzou 立像 - Also read ritsuzou.
A Buddhist image which is standing, as opposed to seated (see *zazou 坐像). Most standing images stand up straight chokuritsu 直立 in a natural manner, but there are some variations.
The bronze sculptures of bodhisattvas *bosatsu 菩薩 Nikkou 日光 and Gakkou 月光 at Yakushiji 薬師寺 in Nara, for example, stand in a relaxed position with most of the weight shifted onto one leg. The straight leg with the weight is called rikkyaku 立脚, and the bent leg without the weight is called yuukyaku 遊脚.
Attendants of *Amida 阿弥陀 in the raigou composition (see *raigou-zu 来迎図) which have their knees bent forward are considered to be standing images called jiritsu 侍立. The bodhisattvas Kannon 観音 and Seishi 勢至 in the wooden Amida triad Amida sanzon 阿弥陀三尊 from Shourenji 青蓮寺 in Kumamoto prefecture (dated 1295) are the best known examples of ryuuzou.
Zaou Gongen 蔵王権現 sculpted in wood in Nyoirinji 如意輪寺 in Nara (dated 1336), has one leg raised in a stamping or running position jaritsu 邪立.
A walking image *gyouzou 行像 as typified by *kinhinzou 経行像, is also considered to be a type of ryuuzou and is contemplated during Buddhist meditation .
- source : JAANUS

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- - - - - Some statues show Fudo with a fluttering robe



. Statues in Oogi, Ōgi 仰木 Ogi, Shiga .

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Stehende Figuren (ryuuzoo)
Standfiguren sind besonders häufig.
Entweder direkt frontal (chokuryuuzoo) oder mit leicht gebogenen Hüften (hinetta koshi) oder quasi im Laufen, mit einem leicht erhobenen Fuß (yugyoozoo, kinhinzoo, gyoozoo). Durch diese Laufposition wird der Wille Buddhas darge~stellt, in die Welt zu gehen und den Menschen zu helfen. Der Oberkörper ist dabei leicht nach vorne gebeugt. Diese Form findet sich besonders bei Jizoo und Kannon Bosatsu. Erste Arten dieser Figuren kennen wir aus Thailand.
Ein Fuß stark angehoben wie beim Tanz (buseizoo) oder nach hinten gestreckt (teiji ryuuzoo) findet sich oft bei Myo-O-Statuen.

. Buddhastatuen ... Who is Who ... .
Kurze historische Übersicht
und
Allgemeines über Statuen
Gabi Greve 

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


. Daruma - standing statues 置物 okimono .

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9/02/2014

Daiju-In Yamagata

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Daijuu-In 大樹院 Daiju-In

Nr. 04 上野山 - 雷不動明王 Kaminari Fudo
Daijuu-In 大樹院 Daiju-In
Yamagata 山形県 - 布施の道場 – fuse

. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
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山形県山形市大字青野640
640 Aono, Yamagata

Aono village is situated in the Eastern corner of the Yamagata plain, extending South from 大岡山 Mount Ooka. There are many fruit tree plantations in the area.
In the back of the temple there are apple plantations along the mountain slopes.


- Chant of the temple
諸人に普くひかり与え給ふ 
青野にいます大きみ仏


大樹院 Daiju-In - lit. "Big Tree Temple"

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- Legend knows this:

Shoo-u Ryuu 請雨瀧 Sho-U Ryu
The Dragon God who brings rain


請雨瀧不動尊 Sho-U-Ryu Fudo
When Kobo Daishi Kukai left Mount Yudonosan 湯殿山 after founding a temple there, he came to the village 最上荘大早魃. People asked him to pray for some rain, so Kobo Daishi bowed to the direction of the Dragon (tatsumi 辰巳 - south-east).
Soon "Thunder Fudo" appeared and it began to rain large drops in the plain.
Kobo Daishi then asked the farmers to pray to this deity.


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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
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There is another "Kaminari Thunder Fudo" 雷不動 along the Shikoku Pilgrimage
. Joodoo-Ji 浄土寺 Jodo-Ji - Nr. 33 .
請雨瀧不動尊


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

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. 弘法大師 空海 Kobo Daishi Kukai . (774 - 835) .


. Japanese Temples - ABC list - .


. 東北三十六不動尊霊場
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8/28/2014

forehead wrinkles

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Wrinkles on his forehead -不動明王

19 Characteristic Signs of Fudo Myo-O
不動十九観 / 不動十九相観

7 The wrinkles on his forehead look like water waves.
額に水波(すいは)のようなしわ (皺) がある suiha 水波相

. 19 Characteristic Signs of Fudo Myo-O .  
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- source : matsumoto.nagano.jp

Ootokuji 王徳寺 Otoku-Ji
9 Chome-10-1 Kotobukikita, Matsumoto, Nagano

信州中山疫神除不動尊
Fudo to drive out the Deities of Illness (疫神 ekijin) in the mountains of Shinshu
Made in 1499.
Revered by Ogasawara Sadayoshi 小笠原貞慶 (1546 - 1595).

小笠原氏の帰依厚く、特に小笠原貞慶は開運不動として尊崇したといわれています.
大盤石に坐した忿怒のお不動さま
from Matsumoto, Nagano 松本

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- source : www.biwako-visitors.jp
Statue from Iwamasan Shoobooji 岩間山正法寺 Shobo-Ji
from the Heian period, about 97 cm high
滋賀県大津市石山内畑町82 - Shiga, Otsu


. Shoobooji 正法寺 Shobo-Ji .
- - - 岩間寺 - Iwamadera


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checking the mirror -
the wrinkles
of Fudo Myo-O





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The History and Significance of the God Fudo Myoo

By: Lian Slayford-Wei

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The mythology of Japan is somewhat unique to the absorption of Buddhism around the sixth century CE when it was introduced from China. At this time, Shinto was the primary religion but Buddhism was worshipped alongside Shintoism and eventually the two religions had a deep impact on the deities that were worshipped. Indeed, for scholars it can be somewhat difficult to determine whether some deities originally belonged to Shintoism or Buddhism.

Fudo-Myoo is the most important of the five great Japanese myoos; these are the equivalent of Indian Buddhism's vidyarajas, terrifying emanations of the five 'Great Buddhas of Wisdom'. In this role then, Fudo-myoo corresponds to the Buddha Dainichi-Nyorai and he was seen as the incarnation of this Indian Buddha. In this we can see the impact of Indian Buddhism on Japanese mythology.

Fudo-myoo was depicted as a terrifying face, which was half concealed by long hair. He is popularly portrayed with his feet standing apart, the left slightly in front of the right, and one hip higher than the other. In his right hand he holds a sword or ken. His face is characterized by the tenchi-gan arrangement of the teeth and eyes: the right eye is open and swollen, looking straight ahead, with the bottom right tooth pointing up; the left eye is downcast and narrowed while the top left tooth projects downward. Wrinkles are evident on his forehead and the hair is represented by diminutive seashell-fashioned curls.

The terrifying appearance of Fudo-myoo was believed to chase away sickness and exorcise evil spirits, especially at temples. He was extremely popular throughout the centuries with all people. One famous actor, Danjuro, revered this deity with great passion. It was written in the 1774 Yakusha zensho that "Danjuro I prayed to the Fudo at Narita temple and was blessed with a son, who later became Danjuro II. Because of the circumstances of his birth Danjuro II had, from his childhood days, deep faith in Fudo Myoo. Eventually he excelled and became a famous actor. The sacred mirror he presented to the temple is said to be still there.... During his lifetime he performed the Fudo role many times, always with great success. No other actor could charm audiences as he did in moments of non-acting. It was surely the power of Fudo Myoo. His eyes looked exactly like Fudo, frightening; the pupils would remain fixed for an extraordinarily long time. He was certainly inspired by the spirit of the god".

Fudo-myoo is believed to have been introduced around the ninth century CE, but made appearances in Chinese Buddhist iconography a century earlier. Here he was associated with the Chen-yen or Mi-chiao sect, which incorporated much of the magic ritual and spells of India's Tantric Buddhism. His worship in Japan took on many different forms, for example "there was a ritual in which an initiate would first purify body and spirit under a plunging waterfall, then build a fire on an altar-hearth, offer prayers, and perform austerities. Such burnt-offering ceremonies (goma) originated in India, were adopted by the Chinese, and continued by practitioners of Shingon in Japan".

- Bibliography:
Okada, Barbra Teri & Tsujimoto, Kanya (1979)
The Fudo-Myoo from the Packard Collection:
A Study during Restoration, Metropolitan Museum Journal, The Metropolitan Museum Bulletin.

- source : www.humanities360.com

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