6/17/2014

Inami Toyama

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Walking in Inami Toyama

富山県南砺市井波町

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井波とは、富山県南砺市井波町のこと。
井波の八日町通り
- source : 石仏散歩 BLOG

The author takes a walk along the road and shrines on the way.



真宗王国 - 密教の不動明王




Fudo statues also in the compound of Shinto shrines.
There are many small sanctuaries called
神明社 Shimei-Sha (at least 240 )



神明社(南砺市今里)- Shinmei-Sha



天満宮(南砺市川原崎)- Tenmangu



不動堂(南砺市蓮台寺)- Fudo Hall at Rendai-Ji



八幡神社(南砺市東城寺)- Hachiman Jinja



神明社(南砺市沖) - Shinmei-Sha



神明宮(南砺市井口川上中)- Shimei-Gu

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All the Fudo statues placed in shrines were offered with the wish to be protected from fire.
hibuse no kami火伏せの神 deity who protects from fire

Reference
「神社に坐る不動明王たち」西田栄一
(『日本の石仏』96号2000年10月)
阿弥陀如来と並んで座る越中の不動さん(西田栄一)

「真宗地帯の石仏」尾田武雄
(『日本の石仏』98号2001年6月)


. Hibuse 火伏不動尊 Fudo preventing fire .



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



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6/15/2014

Temples INTRO Fudo

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Fudo Temples - Introduction

There are many temples dedicated to 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O.

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- Temples and temple halls including the name FUDO -

- Fudooan, Fudoo-An 不動庵 Fudo-An - Fudo Hermitage, tea room etc.

- Fudoodoo, Fudoo-Doo 不動堂 Fudo-Do, Fudo Hall

Fudooin, Fudoo-In 不動院 Fudo-In, Fudo Temple Hall


- Fudooji 不動寺 Fudo-Ji, Fudoji - Fudo no Tera
. . . . . Fudo-Ji - Kurotakisan 黒滝不動
. . . . . Fudo-Ji - Toyonaka 豊中不動尊
Gofunai Edo 五大山 Godaisan 明王院 Myo-O-In 不動寺 Fudo-Ji 
- 港区三田4-3-9 / Minato ward, Mita 4-3-9


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Fudoo Jinja 不動神社 Fudo Jinja - Fudo Shrine



Miyajidake Fukuoka source : www.miyajidake.or.j


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Godai Myo-O 五大明王 Five Great Myo-O

Godaidoo 五大堂 "Hall for the Great Five"
. . . . . Daikaku-In Kyoto 大覚寺五大堂



Godaidoo Myoo-Oo In 五大堂 明王院 Kamakura



- Homepage of the temple
- www.myooin.com -

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五大堂 松島 Matsushima



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Godaido, a temple located on a small island is accessed via a red arched bridge and is famous for its historical atmosphere while Zuiganji, one of the most famous Zen temples of the Tohoku region is a picture postcard of serenity and serves as the temple that houses the Date family grave.
Lord Date Masamune had the temple, which is adorned with dynamic Momoyama-style decorations, completed in 4-years and the brilliantly carved decorations of the main building as well as the other buildings have been designated as Japanese national treasures.
For lovers of haiku, there is stone tablet inscribed with a haiku written by Sora on Ojima Island.
- source : www.att-japan.net/en

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Gomadoo 護摩堂 Goma-Do - Hall to hold Goma fire rituals

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Myoo-Oo-Doo, Myōō-Dō 明王堂 Myo-O Do
Halls for Fudo


Hieizan Enryaku-Ji
- source : www.otsu.or.jp/see

Kinki Pilgrimage Nr. 26



Myoo-Oo-In, Myōō-In 明王院 Myo-O-In
Temples for the Myo-O


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. . . . . Kamakura, Fukuyama, Tokyo, Chiba (Narita-San), Wakayama (Koya-San) etc.


. 明王院不動堂 Myo-O-In Fudo-Do .
Kyoto, 油小路塩小路下る南不動堂町7


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tori rooster

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tori 酉 rooster

The rooster is one of the 12 zodiac animals of the Asian lunar calendar.
He is therefore a well-liked animal in folk art and handicraft.

People born in the year of the rooster and on the day of the rooster are protected by Fudo Myo-O.


酉年 year of the rooster

Year of Birth:
1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029

. Tori 酉 Rooster (chicken, cock) .  
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. Ichidai Mamori Honzon 一代守り本尊 Personal Protector
Guardian Deities of the Individual .



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Rooster - Chinese Zodiac Animal
Lucky Colors: gold, brown, yellow
Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 8
Lucky Flowers: gladiola, balsamine, cockscomb
Personality
The rooster ranks tenth of all the animals in the Chinese zodiac. People born in the year of the rooster are very observant. Hardworking, resourceful, courageous and talented, roosters are very confident about themselves. They are always active, amusing and popular among the crowd. Roosters are talkative, outspoken, frank, open, honest, and loyal individuals. They like to be the center of attention and always appear attractive and beautiful.
- source : chinahighlights.com



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Fudo Myo-o (Sanskrit : Acala-Vidyaraja)
Fudo the immutable & immovable.
Guardian of people born in the Zodiac Year of the Rooster.

Fudo wields the "kurikara" (devil-subduing) sword in right hand (also symbolizes wisdom cutting through ignorance); holds lasso in left (to catch and bind up the wicked).
Myo-o statues appear ferocious and menacing, with threatening postures and faces designed to subdue evil and frighten unbelievers into accepting Buddhist law.
- source : buddha.asterisk-web.com


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talisman for those born in the year of the rooster

とり年(酉年)の守護本尊:不動明王


source : www.welstone.net

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酉年生まれの守


source : bonji.tencho.cc


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Eight Protecting Buddhist Deities
Hachi Hogo Butsu 八守護仏 Hachi Shugo Butsu

. Ichidai Mamori Honzon 一代守り本尊 Personal Protector
Guardian Deities of the Individual .


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6/14/2014

ukibori - relief

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ukibori 浮き彫り relief carvings

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Formerly known as hanshutsuzou 半出像.
A relief, or a method used to carve a relief on a flat surface. Halfway between a carving in the round *marubori 丸彫 and a line engraving *senkoku 線刻. The design projects from the background, giving the name ukibori or "floating sculpture."

Ukibori carved with a higher level of relief are called takanikubori 高肉彫, takaukibori 高浮彫 or atsunikubori 厚肉彫, and those with a lower level of relief are called *usunikubori 薄肉彫. Those with an intermediate level of relief are called hannikubori 半肉彫.

Very early versions of ukibori are found in the wall decoration of tombs kofun 古墳 from the Kofun period (3-6c).
After the introduction of Buddhism, ukibori was frequently used for patterns on tiles, the backs of mirrors, and the halos of Buddhist statues. In the Asuka and Nara periods (6-8c), ukibori was used on a number of materials, and superb examples have been preserved. These include Buddhist images on clay tiles *senbutsu せん仏, Buddhist images hammered in relief on bronze plaques *oshidashibutsu 押出仏, and stone Buddhas *sekibutsu 石仏.
Ukibori continued to flourish throughout the Heian and Kamakura periods but then ceased to develop, with the exception of applications in architectural decoration.
- source : JAANUS


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- source : rakuten.co.jp/naka

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- source : rakuten.co.jp/naka

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Statue on the road to Kai Komagatake Shrine
甲斐駒神社

in Yamanashi
He seems to be slightly smiling !



And one more - without a face



source : facebook


- More stone Buddhas and Fudo at the shrine - 駒ヶ岳神社
- source : kaikoma/sekihi

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Konkai Komyo-Ji Temple, Kurodani Kyoto 金戒光明寺
京都府京都市左京区黒谷町121


source : facebook - Tsutomu Otsuka

- Homepage of the temple, Jodo-Sect
- : www.kurodani.jp/en


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Soozenji 崇禅寺 Sozen-Ji - Gifu


photo from Aoi Tokugawa, Fudo Facebook


岐阜県土岐市妻木町 - 崇禅寺(そうぜんじ)
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Statue at Kuragatake 座ヶ岳( くらがたけ )
in Echizen 越前織田

This statue has a rather floating robe, blown by the wind.
He is said to be the protector of the local water source of the mountain.
水の源をつかさどる神





source : yamatokaze7.blog

The floating robe reminds of
. shutsuzan shaka 出山釈迦
Shakyamuni coming down from the mountains.


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Seems somewhere in Tohoku, the place is not given.

- source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/syory159sp - 奥羽 - 温故知新 。


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At Kanshooji 勧修寺 Kansho-Ji, Yamashina, Kyoto
京都市山科区勧修寺仁王堂町

- source : facebook - Tsutomu Otsuka‎ -

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- along the Road to Oyama 大山道
(おおやまみち・おおやまどう)
- source : Michiko, facebook



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6/12/2014

Fudo-Ji Temples

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Fudooji, Fudōji 不動寺 Fudo-Ji Temples
- Introduction


. tera, ...dera, ji 寺 Buddhist temple .  
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There are many temples with this name in Japan.




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. 不動寺 Fudo-Ji - Kurotakisan Gunma .


. 鷹揚山 加福不動寺 Oyozan Kafuku Fudo-Ji .
Nr. 04 of the Pilgrimage to 23 Kobo Daishi temples in Tsugaru, Aomori
津軽弘法大師霊場 - Tsugaru Kobo Daishi Reijo


. 米子瀧山不動寺 Yonako Takizan Fudo-Ji .
Yonakomachi, Suzaka-shi, Nagano - Statue and Waterfall

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. Hokuriku 北陸三十六不動尊霊場
36 Temples in Hokuriku .

06 不動寺 石川県鳳珠郡能登町字不動寺7
24 不動寺 石川県河北郡津幡町字倶利伽羅リ2



. Kita Kanto 北関東三十六不動尊霊場
36 Fudo Temples in Northern Kanto .

04 龍本山 - 松井田院 不動寺 - 松井田不動尊 - Matsuida Fudo
18 多気山 持宝院 不動寺 - 多気不動尊 - Taki Fudo



. Kyushu 九州88ヶ所108霊場
Kyushu - 88 and 108 Fudo temples .

10 大日山 不動寺 Dainichizan Fudo-Ji
44 大乗山 不動寺 Daijoozan Fudo-Ji Kagoshima



. Settsu no Kuni 88 Henro Temples - Osaka / Hyogo
摂津国八十八ケ所 .

. 08 Fudo-Ji 不動寺 - Toyonaka 豊中 - Godairiki Myo-O .

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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .

Okayama 岡山県
栗原不動寺 Kurihara Fudo-Ji
岡山県真庭市栗原不動寺和田山 Maniwa, Ochiai, Wadayama
On the South-Eastern side of the hill of Kurihara Fudo-Ji there is a graveyard and a mound, where ミサキ Misaki is venerated.
On another hill of this village there is a grave with a stone and a natural stone/rock, venerated as Misaki.
The deity is ミサキ荒神 Misaki Kojin, the "Wild Deity" for the Kitchen Hearth. There are in fact two spots, one on the right with a 男神 male deity and one on the left a 女神 female deity with combed hair and long sleeves on her kimono.
There are other Misaki Kojin in Okayama, for example in Kuse 久世町三坂, ミサキ and 荒神.

Misaki is venerated in the Southern Parts of Okayama as the Soul-Deity of dead persons.
It can be bad and wicked, but also a 鎮守 or 守護神 protector deity.
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Misaki is the deity that brings a curse. It's hard to explain because it appears so many varieties of forms, such as a small mound, tombstone, piled up many pebbles, etc.
usages: misaki of seven beings, misaki of tombstone, misaki of water, misaki of fire.
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. Misaki Daimyoojin 御先大明神 Misaki Daimyojin .
Misaki ミサキ Legends about the Misaki deity

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. Shiga 滋賀県 Shigaraki 信楽町 .
and the Ishi Yakushi 石薬師

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6/11/2014

Rakuten Shopping

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Rakuten
【楽天市場】Shopping is Entertainment !





Rakuten Shopping Mall
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source : rakuten.co.jp/auc-bootogoo
made by 渡辺景秋 Watanabe (Kageaki) Keishu




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. Watanabe Keishuu 渡辺景秋 Watanabe Keishu .
Modern Sculptors Gallery

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6/10/2014

yoroi armour

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yoroi Fudoo 鎧不動 Fudo on and in armour

yoroi 鎧 suit of armour
The pride of a samurai, with special decorations to distinguish him from others on the battle field.



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ō-yoroi, oo-yoroi 大鎧 "great armour"
. yoroi 鎧 armour, armor of a samurai .  
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. kabuto 兜 / 冑 / かぶと helmet
and Fudo Myo-O 不動明王 .


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source : www.1059do.com/Ashikaga-Takauji

Fudo Myo-O on the breast plate of the armour of Ashikaga Takauji
足利尊氏白糸褄取威大鎧(不動明王柄)


. Ashikaga Takauji 足利尊氏 .  


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source : www.ningyounoyamakawa.com

Fudo on the tsurubashirigawa 弦走韋 leather part of the breast plate
for a modern doll for the Boy's Festival in May.
Fudo Myo-O is used as a talisman against evil 魔除け (mayoke).


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source :mbp-kobe.com/hukujungo

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不動明王火焔前立 ー 甲冑具足鎧兜武田不動
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. yoroi Fudo 鎧不動 "Fudo in armour" .
and Takeda Shingen 武田信玄, Yamanashi


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Edo Katchu 江戸甲冑 Warrior Armor from Edo

■ Traditional Technologies and Techniques
1- Edo Katchu (warrior armor) helmets (called kabuto) are comprised of two parts, the hachi (the helmet bowl) and the shikoro (the nape-guard).
2- 鉢づくり The hachi can be made in one of two ways. The first method is riveting together numerous pie-shaped metal plates to form the helmet bowl. The second method involves shaping the helmet bowl by beating metal to conform to a rounded armorer's last.
鉢づくりは、たたき出し、絞り、はぎ合わせ、張抜き又は型抜き。
3- 錏 / 錣 Shikoro production commences with numerous layers of Japanese paper being laid over one another. Rows of kozane (armored scales) are then prepared and laid over the paper backing. A single kozaneita 小札 (row of armored scales) is comprised of numerous individually-placed kozane.
威板(おどしいた)
4- Kozaneita are joined to one another both above and below using laces made of leather or chord. The lacing methods are called odoshi 威. One method called kebiki odoshi 毛引き威し is full lacing whereby a single lace is horizontally threaded without gaps through all the kozane on a single kozaneita. Another method called sugake odoshi 素懸威し is sparse-point lacing that creates a diamond pattern.



■ Traditionally Used Raw Materials
The following materials are traditionally used when manufacturing Edo Katchu: brass, copper, steel, washi (traditional Japanese paper), leather (deer, goat, pig, cow, horse), silk cord, cotton cord
真鍮、銅、鉄、和紙、皮革(鹿、山羊、豚、牛、馬)、絹紐、木綿紐など

■ History and Characteristics
The Boys' Day Festival 端午の節句 is one of long-established traditions, it being an occasion that celebrates the healthy growth of male children.

According to existing historical records, in the "Shoku Nihongi," an imperially-commissioned history written during the Nara Period (710-794), there is reference to a Boys' Day Festival being celebrated in the court of the Emperor Shomu in the year 733.

In those days, it is said that a ceremony called Umayumi 騎射 was conducted to sweep away evil. Prayers were also offered for the peace and safety of the Emperor's realm.

Around the middle of the Edo Period (1603-1868), in celebrating the hope that male children would develop into strong and healthy individuals, it became popular to place dolls adorned in military dress in the home. Overtime, this tradition changed into the unique practice of simply displaying Katchu (sets of warrior armor) in the home.

In contemporary society, Katchu sets are displayed with yumi 弓 (bows), tachi 太刀 (swords), jingasa 陣笠 (ancient soldier's hats), fukinagashi 吹流し (wind socks) and kagaribi かがり火 (watch fires).
yoroi kabuto 鎧、兜 armour

Tokyo Hina Doll Manufacturing Association
- source : www.sangyo-rodo.metro.tokyo.jp


. Traditional Crafts of Tokyo and Edo .

bugushi 武具師 making armor and weapons
mostly swords, bows and arrows.
. katchuushi 甲冑師 / busokushi 具足師 making Yoroi suit of armor .
yoroizaiku 鎧細工

. Edo craftsmen and artisans 江戸の職人 .

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