Fudo-Do cho Kyoto

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Fudoodoochoo, Fudōdōchō　不動堂町　
FudoDo-Cho villages
不動堂村 Fudodo Mura

Some villages and streets are named after a 不動堂 Fudo Hall in the neighbourhood.

Kyoto, Miyagi, Chiba . . .
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Kyoto 京都市

Fudoodoochoo, Fudōdōchō　不動堂町
FudoDo-Cho in Shimogyo 下京区
and
Fudoochoo, Fudōchō 不動町　Fudo-Cho
in Nakagyo 中京区　

. Kyoto- hana no miyako 花の都 . 　
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In Kyoto there are four towns that were newly established during the change of town names in 1966 in the area west of Kyoto Station
(Kita Fudodo-cho, Minami Fudodo-cho, Higashi Aburanokoji-cho, and Nishi Aburanokoji-cho).
（北・南不動堂町、東・西油小路町）

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明王院不動堂 Fudo-Do Myo-O-In / Meio-In
京都市下京区油小路塩小路下る南不動堂町7
Aburanokoji, Minami-Fudodo-Cho

The Fudo Hall is in the compound of an Inari shrine 稲荷社.
It was founded on behalf of Emperor Uda Tenno.

- source : miyakomeisyo -

Emperor Uda 宇多天皇 Uda-tennō
(May 5, 867 – July 19, 931)
was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897.
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Dooso Jinja 道祖神社 Doso Jinja
"Shrine for the Wayside Deities" (Dosojin, Dososhin)

都市下京区油小路通塩小路下る南不動堂町
Aburanokoji, Shiokoji-sagaru, Minami Fudodo-Cho

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The deity of matchmaking and marital harmony
Doso-shin (Traveler's Guardian Deity)
is usually placed between streets and villages, hence this deity’s function is protection during travel and helping to avoid evil spirits.
Doso Jinja Shrine was rebuilt during the era of Toyotomi　Hideyoshi (late 16th century), but originally it has a quite a long history. Here enshrines Sarutahiko no Mikoto, deity for travel and　Ama　no　Uzume　no　Mikoto, deity for entertainment.
They’re a married couple deities, therefore, they have been worshiped for successful matchmaking and marital harmony. “Two figures Doso-shin”, there are many Doso-shin statues, but here is a couple statue of a man and a woman snuggled against each other, who are wearing the clothes of Heian period in front of the gate.

It is a small shrine located between the buildings near Kyoto Station. Here you can see a harmonious couple and it makes people smile when they see it.
The benefit of this shrine is for matchmaking, but if you visit with your partner, you can receive a blessing for a long and happy marriage life.
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. 道祖神 Dosojin - Introduction .

. 道祖神 Legends about Wayside Gods .

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不動堂村屯所跡 Fudodo-Mura Tonsho
remains of military headquarters

in rememberance of the Shinsen-Gumi 新選組
Yagi House (former Shinsengumi Tonsho)

京都市下京区松明町 / Taimatsucho Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto
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. Shinsengumi 新選組 - Introduction .

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Fudocho Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
Fudoochoo 不動町　Fudo-Cho 中京　

a machiya town house in the Fudocho district.

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Fudoodoochoo, Fudōdōchō　不動堂町　宮城県 FudoDo-Cho in Miyagi Prefecture

Toda District遠田郡

It used to be Fudo-Do village 不動堂村 since 1889.

Founded in 1954, former 遠田郡中西部 Central-West Toda District
現在の美里町の小牛田駅周辺にあたる。 Now part of Misato Machi, 小牛田町 Gogota Cho.

遠田郡：涌谷町、北浦村、南郷村志田郡：松山町、敷玉村

Fudodo Village is Nr. 11. - 11.不動堂村

The village office is in
宮城県遠田郡不動堂町

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Fudoodoochoo, Fudōdōchō　不動堂町　千葉県 FudoDo-Cho in Chiba Prefecture

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The 8th general of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) Yoshimune TOKUGAWA had already ordered Aoki Konyo to cultivate the known sweet potato as an emergency crop at the famine in West Japan, and make trial pieces in the Koishikawa Medicine Garden (Koishikawa Botanical Gardens), Makuwari-mura village in Chiba District of Shimousa Province (present Makuhari, Hanamigawa-ku Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture), and
Fudodo Village in Yamabe County of Kazusa Province (present Kujukuri-cho, Sanbu-gun, Chiba Prefecture).

上総国山辺郡不動堂村（現在の千葉県山武郡九十九里町）
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青木昆陽不動堂甘薯試作地
Aoki Konyo Fudodo Kansho Shisakuchi
Memorial stone at the place where he planted the first sweet potatoes.

source :　www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/kyouiku

Aoki Konyoo 青木昆陽 (1698 - 1769)
. "Doctor Sweet Potato", 'Master Sweet Potato' - Introduction .

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

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19 Characteristic Signs of Fudo Myo-O

不動十九観 / 不動十九相観
Fudoo Juukyuu Sansoo
Fudo Jukyu Sanso

Just as Buddha Shakyamuni has 32 characteristic signs, Fudo Myo-O has 19.
They are described in documents of the Tendai sect like the following:

1 He is an incarnation of Dainichi Nyorai.
2 His Mantra has the four letters : a ro kan man .
3 He usually lives in a world of fire.
4 He has the figure of a fat young man, rather unpleasant.
5 He has seven knots in his hair and a lotus blossom on top of them.

6 On his left shoulder a plait of hair hangs down.
7 The wrinkles on his forehead look like water waves.
8 The left eye is closed, the right one wide open. - eyes
9 He bites his right upper lip with the lower teeth and his left lip protrudes.
10 He has his mouth shut strictly.

11 He carries a three-pronged sword in his right hand.
12 He carries a rope in his left hand.
13 He eats the leftover food of ascetic monks.
14 He stands or sits on a throne of stone.
15 His body color is of an unpleasant black-blue-green.

16 His look is fierce and threatening.
17 He has a fiery Garuda bird on his halo.
18 A Kurikara Dragon is wrapped around his sword.
19 He has two child acolytes by his side.

05 - 06 . kami 髪 his hairstyle .
shichi shakei 七沙髻 / benpatsu 一弁髪

07 . suiha 水波相 wrinkles on his forehead .

08 . tenchigan 天地眼 "eyes of heaven and earth" .

09 . kiba 牙 the teeth of Fudo .

11 . gooma riken 降魔利剣 demon-subjugating sharp sword .

12 . kensaku, kenjaku 羂索 rope, lariat, noose .

14 . daiza 台座 seat, throne .

17 . koohai, kōhai 光背 mandorla, halo, Nimbus.

18 . Kurikara sword 倶利伽羅不動剣 .

19 . Sanjuuroku Dooji 三十六童子 36 Attendants .
Kongara 矜迦羅童子（こんがらどうじ）、
Seitaka 制迦童子（せいたかどうじ）

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天台僧安然が、「不動立印儀軌修行次第」により不動明王を想い従うために唱えたもの

（１）大日如来の化身
（２）真言中に、ア・ロ・カン・マンの４字がある
（３）常に火生三昧（かしょうざんまい）に住んでいる
（４）肥満した童子の姿で、卑しい
（５）頭頂に七沙髻があり、蓮華をのせている

（６）左肩に一弁髪を垂らす benpatsu
（７）額に水波（すいは）のようなしわがある suiha
（８）左の目を閉じ右の目を開いている
（９）下の歯で右上の唇を噛み、左下の唇の外へ出している
（10）口を硬く閉じている

（11）右手に三鈷剣を持っている
（12）左手に羂索を持っている
（13）行者の残食を食べる
（14）大磐石の上に安座している
（15）色が醜く青黒

（16）奮迅して憤怒している
（17）光背に迦楼羅炎（かるらえん）がある
（18）倶力迦羅竜が剣にまとわりついている
（19）両脇に２童子が侍している
source : www.kyototsuu.jp

Buddha Shakyamuni
Signs of a Great Man 32 and 80

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Who is Fudo Myo-O, the Wisdom King ?

Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo , Fudou Myou Ou 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja

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Acala (Skr.: Acala, Achala अचल; "immovable" one)
is a guardian deity primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism in Japan, China and elsewhere.

He is classed among the vidyārāja and preeminent among the Five Wisdom Kings of the Womb Realm. Accordingly, his figure occupies an important hierarchical position in the pictorial diagramatic Mandala of the Two Realms. In Japan, Acala is revered in the Shingon, Tendai, Zen and Nichiren sects.

Overview
Descriptions of his physical appearance derive from such scriptural source as the Mahavairocana Tantra (Dainichikyō (『大日経』)) and its annotation.

His face is expressive of extreme wrath, wrinkle-browed,left eye squinted or looking askance, lower teeth biting down the upper lip. He has the physique of a corpulent (round-bellied) child. He bears a sword in his right hand, and a lariat or noose (kensaku (羂索)) in his left hand. He is engulfed in flame, and seated on a "huge rock base" (banjakuza (盤石座)).

Acala is said to be a powerful deity who protects All the Living (sattva, shujō (衆生)) by burning away all impediments (antar-aya, shōnan (障難)) and defilements, thus aiding them towards enlightenment.

In Japanese esoteric Buddhism, according to an arcane interpretive concept known as the "three wheel-embodiments(ja)" or san rinjin (三輪身) Acala and the rest of the five wisdom kings are considered kyōryō tenshin (教令輪身 "embodiments of the wheel of injunction"), or beings whose actions constitute the teaching of the law (the other embodiments teach by word, or merely by their manifest existence). Under this conceptualization, the wisdom kings are ranked superior to the Dharmapala (gohō zenshin (護法善神)), a different class of guardian deities. Nevertheless, this distinction sometimes fails to be asserted, or the two are openly treated as synonymous by many commentators, even in clearly Japanese religious contexts.

The Sanskrit symbol that represents Acala is hāṃ हां ( conventionally transliterated kān (kaan) (カーン)).
However, it has been confounded with the similar glyph (हूं hūṃ), prompting some commentators to mistakenly identify the Acala with other deities. (The Sanskrit symbol is called siddham, bonji (梵字)), or "seed syllable" (zh: bīja, Ja: shuji (種子)).

Some of the other transliterations and variants to his name are Ācalanātha, Āryācalanātha, Ācala-vidyā-rāja. The Hindu form of the deity may also be known as Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa or Caṇḍaroṣaṇa "the violent-wrathful" one.

History
Originally the Hindu deity Acalanātha (अचलनाथ),
whose name in Sanskrit signifies ācala "immovable" + nātha'"protector, Acala was incorporated into esoteric Buddhism (late 7th century, India) as a servant of Buddha. In Tang Dynasty China, he became Budong (pinyin: Búdòng; Middle Chinese: /pǝw dungx/- 不動, "immovable"), a translated-meaning-name derived from Acala. In turn, the deity was imported into Japan as Fūdō (不動) "immovable") by the priest Kobo Daishi Kūkai (died 835) who was studying in China as a member of the Kentoshi mission, and founded the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.

As the deity's importance waned in India and China (as did the religion itself), the iconic image remained popular throughout the Middle Ages (and into modern times) in Nepal, Tibet and Japan, where sculptural and pictorial representations of them are most often found. Much of the iconography comes from Japan, where a popular cult especially devoted to him has developed.

In Tibetan Buddhism and art, the buddha Akshobhya, whose name also means "the immovable one", presides over the clan of deities to which Ācala belongs. Other sources refer to the Acala/Caṇḍaroṣaṇa as an "emanation" of Akshobhya, suggesting further assimilation.

Acala in Japan
Fudō-myōō (不動明王) is the full Japanese name for Acala-vidyaraja, or Fudō (o-Fudō-sama etc.) for short. It is the literal translation of the Sanskrit term "immovable wisdom king".

Iconography
Acala in Buddhist art since the Heian era has depicted him as angry-faced, holding a vajra sword and a lariat. In later representations, such as those used by the yamabushi monks, he may have one fang pointing up and another pointing down, and a braid on the one side of his head.

The sword he holds may or may not be flaming and sometimes described only generically as a hōken (宝剣 "treasure sword") or as kongō-ken (金剛杵 "vajra sword"), which is descriptive of the fact that the pommel of the sword is in the shape of the talon-like kongō-sho (金剛杵 "vajra") of one type or another. It may also be referred to as sanko-ken (三鈷剣 "three-pronged vajra sword"). However in some cases as in the Akafudo painting, the divinity is seen holding the Kurikara-ken, a sword with the dragon coiled around it.

The flaming nimbus or halo behind the statue is known as the "karura flame", after a mythical firebreathing birdlike creature, the garuda.

The two boy servants who is usually depicted in attendance to Acala are named Kongara (Kiṃkara) and Seitaka (Ceṭaka) though there are said to be eight such boy servants altoghether, and as many as forty-eight servants overall.

His seat, the banjakuza (盤石座 or "huge rock base") is considered an appropriate iconographic symbol to demonstrate the steadfastness of" the Fudō.

Acala/Fudo Cult
In Japan, Acala became an idol of worship in its own right, and became installed as the gohonzon (本尊) or main deity at temples and outdoor shrines. A famous example is the Narita Fudo, a Shingon subsect temple at Narita-san.

At Shingon Buddhist temples dedicated to Ācala, priests perform the Fudō-hō (不動法), or ritual service to enlist the deity's power of purification to benefit the faithful. This rite routinely involves the use of the ritual burning ceremony, fire ritual or goma (護摩) (Skr.: Homa) as a purification tool.

Lay persons or monks in yamabushi gear who go into rigorous training outdoors in the mountains also often pray to small Ācala statue or talisman they carry, which serve as his honzon. This praciticed path of yamabushi's training, known as Shugendō, predates the introduction of Ācala, so at first adored idols such as the Zaō Gongen who appeared before the sect's founder En no Ozunu or the Vairocana. But eventually Ācala was added to list of deities most typically enshrined by the yamabushi monks, either portable, or installed in outdoor shrines (hokora). These statues would be often placed near waterfalls (a common training ground) and deep in the mountains and in caves.

Ācala also tops the list of　so-called Thirteen Buddhas (jūsan butsu (十三仏)). Thus Shingon sect mourners assign the Fudo the "First Seven Days" (Shonanoka (初七日)) of service. The first week is an important observance, but perhaps not as prominently important as the observance of "seven times seven days" (i.e. 49 days) signifying the end of "intermediate state" (bardo).

Literature on Shinto Buddhist ritual will explain that such and such Sanskrit "seed syllable", or mantra or mudra is attendant to each of the "buddhas" for each observance period. But the scholarly consensus seems to be that the invoking of the "Thirteen Buddhas" had evolved later around the 14th century and became widespread by the following century, so this could not have been part of the original teachings by priest Kukai, but rather a later adaptation.
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Acala Vidyârâja
is one of the Vidyârâjas (Myôô) class of deities, and a very wrathful deity.

He is portrayed holding a sword in his right hand and a coiled rope in his left hand. With this sword of wisdom, Acala cuts through deluded and ignorant minds and with the rope he binds those who are ruled by their violent passions and emotions. He leads them onto the correct path of self control. Acala is also portrayed surrounded by flames, flames which consume the evil and the defilements of this world. He sits on a flat rock which symbolizes the unshakeable peace and bliss which he bestows to the minds and the bodies of his devotees.

Purpose and Vows
Acala transmits the teachings and the injunctions of Mahâvairocana to all living beings and whether they agree to accept or to reject these injunctions is up to them, Acala's blue/black body and fierce face symbolize the force of his will to draw all beings to follow the teachings of the Buddha. Nevertheless, Acala's nature is essentially one of compassion and he has vowed to be of service to all beings for eternity.

Acala also represents his aspect of service by having his hair knotted in the style of a servant: his hair is tied into seven knots and falls down from his head on the left side. Acala has two teeth protruding from out of his mouth, an upper tooth and a lower tooth. The upper tooth is pointed downward and this represents his bestowing unlimited compassion who are suffering in body and spirit. His lower tooth is pointed upward and this represents the strength of his desire to progress upward in his service for the Truth. In his upward search for Bodhi and in his downward concern for suffering beings, he represents the beginning of the religious quest, the awakening of the Bodhicitta and the beginning of his compassionate concern for others.
It is for this reason that the figure of Acala is placed first among
the thirteen deities (juusanbutsu 十三仏）.

His vow is to do battle with evil with a powerful mind of compassion and to work for the protection of true happiness. To pray for recovery from illness and for safety while traveling is to rely upon his vow and power to save. Acala is also the guide for the deceased, to help save them and assist them in becoming buddhas for the first seven days after death.

Read more about these 13 deities.
http://www.shingon.org/deities/jusanbutsu/fudo.html

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The 19 characteristics of Fudo Myo-O
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Firmly Rooted: On Fudo Myoo's Origins
Standing Fast: Fudō Myōō in Japanese Literature

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Japanese Buddhas and Deities

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.................. Introducing Buddha Statues

History of Buddha Statues in Japan 仏像の歴史

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. The Nyorai Group 如来

Amida Buddha阿弥陀如来

Dainichi Nyorai大日如来 The Great Sun, Center of the Universe

O-Take Nyorai お竹如来

Shaka Nyorai 釈迦如来　Gautama Buddha

Yakushi Nyorai薬師如来、Buddha of Medicine

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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. The Bosatsu Group 菩薩

. Bosatsu 菩薩　Bodhisattva Group .

Daigen Shuri Bosatsu 招宝七郎大権修理菩薩
monastery-protecting spirit (gogaranjin 護伽藍神)
and temple Anryu-Ji 安竜寺

Fugen Bosatsu 普賢菩薩（ふげんぼさつ) (Samantabhadra)
and the white Elephant

Hoki Bosatsu, Hooki Bosatsu 法起菩薩 ... "Hoodoo Sennin"法道仙人, Temple Bodaiji 菩提寺, Saint Tokudo 徳道上人

... ... ... Jizo Bosatsu　地蔵菩薩
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Ajimi Jizo 嘗試地蔵 and Kobo DaishiKoya san

Jizo as Jigoku Bosatsu 地獄菩薩, Namu Jigoku Daibosatsu
南無地獄大菩薩

Asekaki Jizoo, the Sweating Jizo汗かき地蔵

Gote Jizoo ごて地蔵 Gote Jizo , Osaka, Kita-Ku
曽根崎警察署の裏

Hadaka Jizoo Naked Jizo　裸地蔵

Hooroku Jizoo ほうろく地蔵 with an earthen pot on his head
(Horoku Jizo 焙烙地蔵)

Miso Jizoo広島のみそ地蔵

O-Bake Jizoo 化け地蔵 the monstrous Jizo statues Nikko

Omokaru Jizoo, Heavy or Light Jizoおもかる地蔵、重軽地蔵

Shinpei-Ji 心平寺　地蔵　 Kencho-Ji, Kamakura

Shioname Jizo 塩嘗地蔵 Salt-tasting Jizo in Kamakura

Yonaki Jizo and babies crying at night 夜泣き地蔵

... ... ... Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩

Batoo Kannon, Horseheaded Kannon馬頭観音

Hakodate 33 Kannon Pilgrimage 西国移土三十三観音, 函館市湯川寺

Hatakiri Kannon はたきり観音さん, Shikoku Henro 10

Jundei Kannon, Juntei Kannon 准胝観音 Mother of all Buddhas
准胝仏母（じゅんていぶっぽ）

Maria Kannon　マリア観音 Christians in Nagasaki

Nyoirin Kannon, Wishfulfilling Kannon如意輪観音
..... Seiryuu Gongen, Dragon Deity Zennyo 清瀧権現

O-Shichi Kannon お七観音 at temple Tanjo-Ji in Okayama 誕生寺 (Tanjooji)

Senju Kannon, with 1000 Arms and Juuichimen Kannon with 11 heads 千手観音, 十一面観音

Shichimen Kannon 七面観音 Nichiren and Mount Minobu
Shichimen Daibosatsu 七面大菩薩

Usuzumi Kannon, Light Charcoal Cherry Tree Kannon薄墨観音

Kokuuzoo Bosatsu 虚空蔵菩薩 Kokuzo Bosatsu
Akashagarbha Bodhisattva.
Bodhisattva of Wisdom and Memory

Maso Bosatsu, Senrigan and Junpuji 媽祖菩薩, 千里眼, 順風耳

Memyo Bosatsu 馬鳴菩薩. Ashvagosha

Miroku Bosatsu 弥勒菩薩 Maitreya

Monju Bosatsu文殊菩薩　Manjushri

Myoken Bosatsu (Myooken Bosatsu) 妙見菩薩
and Star Shrines in Japan, Hoshi Jinja 星神社

Seishi Bosatsu 勢至菩薩 Mahasthamaprapta

Sengen Daibosatsu 浅間大菩薩 Deity of Mount Fuji

Daibosatsu is a term of Buddhist origin, and refers to a "great kami that has awakened to the Way of the Bodhisattva."

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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. The Myo-O Group 明王の部

Aizen Myo-O　愛染明王

Daigensui 大元帥明王 Taigen (Atavaka)

Daiitoku Myo-O 大威徳明王 Yamaantaka

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Goosanze Myo-O 降三世明王 Gosanze Trilokavijaya

Kujaku Myo-O 孔雀明王 The Pheasant Wisdom King　

Ususama Myo-O 烏瑟沙摩明王
Ucchusma, deity of the toilet

Zao Gongen 蔵王権現

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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. The Ten Group, Tenbu 天部 Deva, Devas

Many of them are devas are deities coming from India and some have shrines with a torii鳥居entrance gate dedicated to them. The division between Shinto and Buddhism is difficult here, ecpecially since many sanctuaries were erected before the separation of the two religions in Japan in the Meiji period.

Ashura, Asura (あしゅら) 阿修羅

Benzaiten　弁財天, Benten 弁天 Benzai-Ten
..... Benten and the Gods of Water

Bishamonten、Tamonten 多聞天 (Vaishravana) 毘沙門天、毘沙門の使ひ

Bishukatsuma 毘首羯磨 (Vishvakarman ヴィシュヴァカルマン)
自在天王・工巧天・巧妙天

Daikoku Ten 大黒天 Daikoku sama

Dairokuten Ma-O ... 第六天魔王, 大六天 Take Jizaiten 他化自在天

Dakiniten, Dakini Ten (Vajra Daakini) 荼枳尼天

Datsueba 奪衣婆 or 脱衣婆 the Old Hag of Hell

Ebisu ... 夷　恵比寿　恵比須　えびす、エビス God of Good Luck

Enma Ten, Enma Oo (Emma): The King of Hell閻魔天、閻魔王
..... The Ten Kings of Hell, Juu Oo 十王

Gigeiten 伎芸天 Daijizai Tennyo 大自在天女 and
Daijizai Ten 大自在天 (Shiva)

Gohoojin 護法神 Protectors of the Buddhist law

Hotei 布袋 Pu-Tai

Idaten 韋駄天 (Skanda)

Juuni Shinshoo 十二神将　Twelve Heavenly Generals,
12 Warrior Generals

Kankiten (Ganesh) Elephant-headed deity

Kichijoten 吉祥天 Kichijooten (Lakshmi, Shri Mahadevi)

Kishibojin　鬼子母神, Kishimojin, Kangimo, Kariteimo 訶梨帝母

Madarajin, Matarajin, Matara Shin 摩多羅神 Mathara, Mahakala

Mao son 護法魔王尊 Gohoo Maoo Son
and the three sonten尊天 of Kurama mountain temple

Marishiten 摩利支天 Marishi Ten

Nio, Deva Kings 仁王 (Nioo, Niou)

. Ototen 乙天 Bishamonten .

Shakudaijin 石大神 - near Ogisu, Suzuka-gun, Kyoto
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Shomen Kongo 青面金剛 Shoomen Kongoo

Taishakuten, Taishaku Ten 帝釈天
Indra, Sakra Deva, Shakra Devanam Indra
and the Koshin Cult (kooshin 庚申, ka no e saru)

The Gods of the four elements 風水天地の神様
水神　Suijin, 風神 Fuujin, 地神 Chijin, 火神 Kajin

Seven Gods of Good Luck 七福神 Shichifukujin　

. Wakaten　若天 Fudo Myo-O .

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Binzuru 賓頭盧 (Pinzuru)

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Shingō　神語
A "divine title" affixed to the name of a kami.
A wide variety of titles have come into use in accordance with the unique characteristics of kami, and as a result of historical changes in the way kami have been understood. In the ancient period, the title mikoto was used, while expressions such as myōjin ("shining kami"), daibosatsu (great bodhisattva), and gongen (avatar) came into use as a product of kami-buddha combinatory cults (shinbutsu shūgō). During the Edo period, the title reisha ("spirit shrine") was applied to the departed spirits of human beings.

The title mikoto, written variously with the characters 命 or 尊 was used in ancient classics such as Kojiki and Nihongi as a title of respect for both kami and noble persons. It is believed that mi represents an honorific prefix, while koto means "thing,""event," or "word"; together, the reading mikoto has been interpreted as referring to a "noble personage,""minister" or "medium" (mikotomochi), and "noble child" (miko; see mikogami).

Nihongi differentiates between the usage of characters 尊 and 命 for mikoto, stating that the earlier character is used to refer only to kami of the utmost dignity with direct linkage to the imperial descent, while the latter character is used for all other kami.

The title myōjin 明神 as applied to Japanese kami is believed to evolved from an earlier term myōjin 名神 ("eminent kami"), which was used in ancient works like Engishiki to refer to kami of particularly noteworthy power. Under the influence of the homophonic myōjin 明神 ("shining deity") found in Chinese and Buddhist texts, the latter character combination came to be applied to indigenous kami as well.

Daibosatsu is obviously a term of Buddhist origin, and refers to a "great kami that has awakened to the Way of the Bodhisattva." The title daibosatsu is first seen in 781, when the kami Hachiman was honored with the title Gokoku Reigen Iriki Jintsū Daibosatsu ("Great Bodhisattva of National Protection and Marvelous Spirit Power"). From that time, the title daibosatsu has been applied to numerous other kami, including Fuji Sengen Daibosatsu and Tado Daibosatsu.

Gongen (avatar) is likewise of Buddhist origin, a term deriving from the doctrine of honji suijaku ("original essence, manifest traces"). According to this belief, buddhas may provisionally manifest themselves in this world in the form of kami or deities indigenous to various locales. Some well-known kami bestowed with this title include Kumano Gongen, Kasuga Gongen, and Hakusan Gongen.

The title reisha originates with the Yuiitsu Shinto school of the Yoshida family, which first used the term to refer to a shrine erected over the grave of the school's founder. Mano Tokitsuna's Kokin shingaku ruihen describes reisha as "a general term referring to shrines devoted to the spirits of human beings," but the term was also later used as a title for the kami themselves. Within Yoshida Shintō, the titles reijin reisha and myōjin were all applied to deceased human spirits, and this usage influenced the use of the terms in other schools as well, including Yoshikawa Shintō and Suika Shintō, where they were applied to persons who had mastered the deepest imports of the religion. Some of these individuals included Yoshikawa Koretari, posthumously titled Miaredō Reisha, and Yamazaki Ansai, who was titled Suika Reisha.

Another unusual example of the attribution of shingō to humans is that of Sugawara Michizane, who was titled tenjin or "heavenly deity."
source : Sato Masato, Kokugakuin 2005

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. shinbutsu 神仏 kami to hotoke .
shinbutsu shūgō 神仏習合 syncretism - shinbutsu bunri 神仏分離 separation

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Carved by 西村公朝 Nishimura Kocho in 1975
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Fudō Myō-ō 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
- Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja
Who is he? - Introduction

Fudoo Myoo-Oo / Acala Vidyârâja 不動明王
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Three Most Famous Fudo . 三大不動尊 Sandai Fudo Son

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Acalanaatha, Acalanatha, Ācalanātha, Acala-Natha

Aryacalanatha, Āryācalanātha 阿奢羅曩 "immovable Lord"

Fudoo Son, Mudoo Son 不動尊 - 無動尊 Fudo Son, Mudo Son

Fudoo Shisha　不動使者　"Messenger Fudo"
in the sutra 不空羂索神変真言経
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Mudoo Shisha　無動使者

Candacala, Candamaharoshana, Candaroshana, Mahakandaroshana
- as an emanation of Buddha Akshobhya (Tibetan connection)

jigo kongoo - Jigo Kongo, "diamond guardian of compassion"

joojuu kongoo. Jōjū Kongō 常住金剛 joju kongo
"eternally abiding diamond",“eternal and immutable diamond”

Trailokyavijaya

Vajrabhishana, Vajrabisana

- - - - - Sometimes he is even called
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天狗泣き天狗笑ふや秋の風
tengu naki tengu warau ya aki no kazw

one Tengu cries
one Tengu laughs -
autumn wind

秋の山御幸寺と申し天狗住む　
aki no yama miyukiji to moshi tengu sumu

mountain in autumn
it is called Miyuki-Ji
and Tengu live there

秋の水天狗の影やうつるらん

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Nakano Fudo Son　中野不動尊
福島県福島市 - - 中野不動尊
Sekizaka-28 Iizakamachi Nakano, Fukushima

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When we visit Nakano Fudoson we are seeing one of Japan's three famous Fudosons.
Fudo are the great fearful-looking mountain gods, and oracle who created a sacred fire, which continues to burn to this day in a votive light in an inner sanctuary of the cave.

Three Fudo Myo-O's names are Yakuyoke, Ganshu, and Mikazuki,
and the spirit of The Three Fudo assists in granting any serious wish.
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Yakuyoke Fudo 厄除不動　in the Main Hall　本堂

Ganshu Fudo 眼守不動　in the Kito Dono 祈祷殿

Mikazuki Fudo 三ヶ月不動 in Oku no In cave 奥の院洞窟

child attendant of Fudo in the Cave

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o-mamori amulets

. amulet for Rokusan　六三 deity of illness .

shuin 朱印 stamp of the temple

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Mount Kamurosan 神室山
Kamuroyama

located on the border of
秋田県湯沢市 Akita, Yuzawa and 山形県新庄市 Yamagata, Shinjo.
1365 m high
One of the most famous 200 mountains of Japan, with beautiful flower fields
日本二百名山』、『花の百名山

Since olden times a mountain for the Shugendo priests 修験の山.

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Mount Kamuro, Mt. Kamuro, Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture
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Half way up the mountain is Fudo Myo-O
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Rokuji Myoo-Oo, Rokuji Myō-ō　六字明王 Rokuji Myo-O
Enlightened King of the Six Words
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Rokuji Ten 六字天
黒六字 Black Six Words黒仏 "Black Buddha"

This is a very powerful deity to prevent the influence of evil.
He often looks like a Kannon with black skin. He stands on the left foot, the right one is bent backward at the knee.

六字大明王陀羅尼 Rokuji Myo-O Darani Ritual Spell
六字大明呪 Rojuji Daimyo Ju
- - - - - Shingon Mantra of Rokuji Myo-O
オン
ギャーチギャーチュー
ギャービチ
カンジュー　カンジュー
タチバチ　ソワカ

口奄（オーン）・麼（マ）・手尼（ニ）
鉢訥（ペ）・銘（メ）・吽（フーン）

Chanting this Mantra will prevent bad influence, protect from deasters and grant a long life.
「悪霊調伏」「息災延命」
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六字明王 = 六字天

source : jikisinndoujyou 八葉山天華院 - 六字明王

source : rakushisha.ocnk.net - 六字天

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Rokuji Myō-ō 六字明王
Literally “Six-Syllable Luminescent King.”
The below two drawings share certain iconographical similarities with the 12th-century monochrome drawing of Myōken and the 13th-century painting of Sonjō-ō at Miidera. In all of them, we see the four-armed one-headed central deity holding the sun disk and moon disk, with right foot raised behind the opposite knee. However, in the below drawings, the deity is portrayed atop a lotus, whereas the earlier images show her atop a dragon. The drawings also portray the deity holding different objects. Rokuji Myō-ō appears in the Rokuji Jinjuōkyō六字神咒王經 sutra, where the deity is described as the central icon (honzon 本尊) in esoteric rituals (known as the Chōbuku Shinpō 調伏信法 or Chōbuku-hō 調伏法) to ward off evil spirits, enemies, and malicious influences.

Drawing from 12th-century Japanese text

Notes on the Rokuji Mandala 六字経曼荼羅.
Also called the Rokujikyō (Rokujikyo Mandala), literally Six Letter Mandala or Six-Syllable Incantation.
Centered on Shaka Nyorai 釈迦 (the Historical Buddha) holding a gold wheel (hōrin 法輪).
See Hokuto Mandala (Big Dipper Mandala) for more about this form of Shaka.
The central deity is surrounded by Six Kannon (Roku Kannon 六観音), and the group of seven appear within a moon disc. At the top of the mandala are two flying celestials (hiten 飛天); at the bottom are images of Fudō Myō-ō 不動明王 and Daiitoku Myō-ō 大威徳明王, and positioned between them are six figures venerating a smaller moon disc. The deity is also said to be the composite reward body (総合成就身) of the Roku Kannon who protect people in each of the six realms of karmic rebirth.
Says JAANUS: “Images of the Six Kannon began to be made as offerings for the welfare of the dead and for personal salvation in the first half of the 10th century. The Six Kannon appear in the most common form of the Rokujikyō Mandala, which from the Heian period was the focus of the Rokujikyōhō 六字経法, a Shingon ritual used particularly for sickness and childbirth. The six forms of Kannon often appear along with their corresponding Sanskrit bonjimon 梵字文.

Twenty-Eight Constellations
28 Moon Lodges, 28 Lunar Mansions
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. Senyuuji 仙遊寺 Senyu-Ji . 　
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たちよりて作礼の堂にやすみつつ　
六字を唱え経を読むべし
Tachi yorite sarei no dō ni yasumitsutsu rokuji o tonae kyō o yomubeshi

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rokuji myougou　六字名号 (rokuji myogo)
Lit. Six Character Name
The six Chinese characters used to write 'Namu Amida Butsu 南無阿弥陀仏'
An homage to the Buddha *Amida 阿弥陀, generally referred to as the nenbutsu 念仏, a chant that devotees believed would ensure one's salvation in Amida's Pure Land gokuraku 極楽. The Six Characters may be written in ink, embroidered or printed. Sometimes the Six Characters are incorporated with illustrations of the Six Realms of Reincarnation *rokudou-e 六道絵. A well-known sculpted image is the statue of the priest *Kuuya 空也 (903-72) in Rokuharamitsuji 六波羅密寺 in Kyoto, in which the Six Characters are represented by six miniature images of Amida coming out of the priest's mouth. Kuji myougou 九字名号 or "Nine Character Name," refers to a variant name for Amida written with nine characters, 'Namu Fukashigikou Nyorai 南無不可思議光如来.'
Written forms of Amida icons also employ Sanskrit letters shuji 種字.
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Rites, Rice, and Rokuji Myōō
- Workshop July 2016 -
“Dipper Worship or gejutsu 外術 Practice?
Framing Rokujiten 六字天 in Medieval Japan”
This presentation proposes to explore the iconography and ritual of Rokujiten 六字天, an esoteric manifestation of Kannon invoked during exorcistic rituals of the Shingon school of Buddhism in the Heian and Kamakura periods.
Although Rokujiten is said to instantiate the rokuji dai myōju六字大名呪, the renowned six-syllable dhāranī of Kannon expounded in the Kārandavyūha sutra, its representations are identical to those of two other deities worshipped within Tōmitsu and Taimitsu circles as incarnations of the Pole Star: Myōken 妙見 and Sonjōō 尊星王.
Taking as a point of departure a lavish example currently in the possession of Hōjūin 宝寿院, dated to the 14th century, I suggest that instead of resulting from a conflation between these two deities, Rokujiten was a carefully crafted product.
First, I present how ritual sources draw a clear picture of Rokujiten aimed at setting it apart—both in terms of iconography and ritual—from Pole Star imagery. Then, by looking at the way that Kamakura-period ritual sources addressed its striking similarities with icons connected with the Dipper, I explore the possible temple and lineage disputes that may have facilitated its creation.
Benedetta Lomi
- source : icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/html

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Rokuji Monju　六字文殊　Six-letter Monju
Monju mit sechs Zeichen
. Monju Bosatsu 文殊菩薩　Manjushri　.

guarding against natural disasters and nightmares

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. Black Buddha Statue 黒仏 kurobotoke .

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

Yamanashi 山梨県 Otsuki town 大月市

. Saint Shinran 親鸞 (1173 - 1263) .
When Shinran passed the village of 笹子村 Sasagomura in the North he heard a story from the villager 作太郎 Sakutaro. In the old pond of 吉が窪 there lived a Yokai woman named お吉 "O-Kichi" who could take the shape of a poisonous snake and came to harm and haunt the villagers. So Shinran begun to chant the 阿弥陀経 Amida Sutra and begun to write 南無阿弥陀仏 the name of Amida and 六字 the Six Words on small pebbles and threw them into the pond.
In no time the woman was relieved from her past sins and could go to paradise.
Since that time small pebbles are found at the side of the pond.

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

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Sojogatani Fudo

July 27, 2016, 6:16 pm

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Soojoogadani Fudoo Doo 僧正ガ谷不動堂
Fudo Hall in Sojogatani
僧正谷
Sojo-ga-dani Fudo-do (Fudo Hall in Sojo Valley)
京都市左京区鞍馬本町 / 1074 Kurama Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

Both readings are given, Sojogatani and Sojogadani.

The Fudo Hall is home to a statue of Fudo Myo-O carved by Dengyo Daishi. In his desire to spread Tendai Buddhism, he performed a special ritual before carving the statue.
ittoo sanrai一刀三礼 carving one part and praying three times

. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 .
(766-822)

The valley 僧正谷 Sojogatani is more famous for the tales about Ushiwakamaru.

Many old Sugi cedar trees grow in the surrounding forest, which is also the stage for the 鞍馬天狗 Kurama Tengu tales about 牛若丸 Ushiwakamaru.
Opposite the Fudo Hall is
Gikeidoo 義経堂 Gikei-Do, a hall dedicated to Yoshitsune (Ushiwakamaru)

. 牛若丸　Ushiwakamaru 源の義経　Minamoto no Yoshitsune .

At Sojogatani in the Kurama mountains
Ushiwakamaru learns sword fighting from a Tengu
歌川広重 Utagawa Hiroshige

義経 is read Yoshitsune or Gikei.

. Kurama Yama 鞍馬山 Mount Kurama in Kyoto .

大聖不動明王 Daisho Fudo Myo-O

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source : kifulog.shogi.or.jp/kisei
郷田棋王の扇子「一刀三礼」
The fan of Shogi player 郷田真隆 Goda Masataka

ittoo sanrai 一刀三礼 itto sanrai
carving one stroke with the blade and praying three times

for copying the sutra
ichiji sanrai 一字三礼
writing one letter and praying three times

for painting a Buddha
ippitsu sanrai 一筆三礼
painting one part and praying three times

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ittou sanrai　一刀三礼
Also ichiji sanrai 一字三礼, ittou sanpai 一刀三拝.
Lit. to worship three times with every stroke.
A practice employed by an artist carving a Buddhist image, who would pray to the Buddha three times after every stroke of a knife.
Ichiji sanrai, means to worship three times with every letter, a practice carried out by an artist copying a Buddhist sutra, who would pray three times after every letter that he wrote.
The idea of ittou sanrai is said to originate in the Kamakura period, and represented a deep Buddhist faith expressed in the piety of the artist in the making of the image. It is not known whether any Buddhist statues were actually made according to this process, but there are legends associated with many temples that indicate the practice was used.
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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

.................... Gunma 群馬県
高崎市 Takasaki

Long ago on the banks of the Usui River　碓氷川, there was a thatched hut housing a statue of Kannon　観音様, the bodhisattva of compassion. Legend has it that after a flood the villagers found an old log of fragrant wood and placed it in the hut. One day, during the Enpoo period (circa 1680), an old ascetic named Ichiryo Koji一了居士　arrived and reverently carved a seated figure of Daruma Daishi out of the piece of fragrant wood, praying after each stroke.
Subsequently, both statues were enshrined there.

The Fuku-Daruma originated here at the Shorinzan Daruma-Ji. Shinetsu, the founder of this temple, began a custom of giving the farmers pictures of Bodhidharma, which he would draw with a single brushstroke, as a talisman to ward off evil during the year.

. 少林山達磨寺 Shorinzan Dharma-ji .

.................... Miyagi 宮城県
白井市 Shiroi, 下戸沢 Shimotozawa

Tobifudoo 飛び不動 "the Flying Fudo"
It is said Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 carved this statue with respect to Itto Sanrai.
Once the Fudo Hall was all in flames, so the statue flew for a secure place in a rock cave. This is the reason why the halo of the statue has scratches - from the rock cave. So this statue does not have a halo any more.
In 1731 during the Great Earthquake on the 7th day of the 9th lunar month a huge boulder came down from the mountain behind the hall, but only one pillar of the small hall was crashed and like a miracle again the statue was not hurt.

. Legends about Fudo お不動さま from Miyagi .

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

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poi sute Fudo Saitama

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poi-sute Fudo　ポイ捨て不動

"Mind your manners and make a beautiful environment: No littering."
Seen on a roadside in Ageo City, Saitama.

- source : James on facebook

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poi-sute Jizo ポイ捨て地蔵

「捨てないで！」「捨てるな！ちゅうの」のポイ捨て禁止看板
(Roadsigns to prevent people from throwing out garbage.)
佐久間の昔話「盲目地蔵」 from a story of the "Blind Jizo" from Sakuma

- reference source :　yama-machi.beblog.jp/sakumab -

. Jizō - Jizo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 - ABC List .

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Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims .

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Ganjoji Itabashi Kanto Pilgrims

October 27, 2016, 7:00 am

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Ganjooji 願成寺 Ganjo-Ji

Nr. 36 清安山板橋不動院 Itabashi Fudo-In - Ganjo-Ji
- 安産子育不動尊 - Anzan Koyasu Fudo
Seianzan 清安山不動院 Fudo-In
Ibaraki prefecture 意密の道場　- imitsu

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

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2370-1 Itabashi, Tsukubamirai / 茨城県つくばみらい市板橋2370

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Itabashi Fudo-son,
or formally named Seian-san Ganjoji Fudoin Temple, is a temple of Shingon Sect. The temple was established by the great priest Kukai in 808. It had been burnt down by several fires, and in the 16th century, the temple was rebuilt by a high ranked Shingon Sect priest. The Fudo-son (the Buddhist divinity of fire) at this temple is worshipped by a lot of people for his power of bringing about easy delivery and successful childcare.
There are a lot of cultural properties at this temple including National Important Cultural Properties of the statues of Fudo Myoo and Ryo-doji, both of which were carved by Kukai himself, and prefectural Important Cultural Properties of the Main Hall, Sakura-Gate, and the 3-story Pagoda. The 3-story Pagoda was renovated in 1996.
This is one of the few temples in the prefecture which are composed of seven major buildings.
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- Map of the buildings

三重塔　 three-storied pagoda

谷原大師八十八ヶ所霊場
walking the 88 pilgrim temples, Yawara Daishi

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
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- - - - - Yearly Festivals年中行事

1月1日～7日　　　初詣で護摩祈祷
1月28日　　　　　　初不動　お開帳
2月節分　　　　　　豆まき　お開帳
8月10日　　　　　　施餓鬼法要
11月1日～30日　七五三成長祈願　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
11月28日　　　　　秋大縁日お開帳

毎月28日　　　　　縁日護摩祈祷

毎日　　　安産子育・成長安全
赤ちゃん初詣り、厄年厄除
自動車交通安全祈祷

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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 - .

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Koboji Kyushu 48

November 3, 2016, 9:11 pm

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. 九州88ヶ所108霊場 Kyushu - 88 and 108 temples .
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Koobooji 弘法寺 Kobo-Ji
Nr. 48 - Yakuyoke Daishi

Kagoshima 鹿児島

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鹿児島県鹿屋市串良町下小原４６７９－１
Kushiracho Shimoobaru, Kanoya, Kagoshima

The main statues is Dainichi Nyorai
at his side are Kobo Daishi and Fudo Myo-O

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本尊：大日如来　脇侍：弘法大師、不動明王

五大明王 Godai Myo-O

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弘法寺内の滝行場 waterfall rituals
(Note the two statues of Kappa on the right !)

厄除大師 yakuyoke Daishi stone statue
聖観音菩薩 Sho Kannon stone statue
役行者　神変大菩薩 En no Gyoja stone statue
薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai stone statue - standing
水子地蔵 Mizuko Jizo stone statue
馬頭観音 Bato Kannon stone statue
Graveyard with 6 Jizo and Fudo Myo-O statues

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毎年2月の第一日曜日 Every year on the first Sunday in February
厄除開運・節分星祭大護摩祈祷会を厳修

毎月第二、第四、日曜日午前- 護摩供養 Goma Kuyo

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. 弘法寺 Kobo-Ji in Tsugaru, Aomori .
青森県つがる市木造吹原屏風山１-２４４
o-yasumi Daishi お休み大師 Kobo Daishi taking a rest.

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

. 九州三十六不動尊霊場 Kyushu - 36 Fudo temples .

. 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 - .

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Fukuoka Pilgrims

November 8, 2016, 2:00 pm

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. 九州三十六不動尊霊場 Kyushu - 36 Fudo temples .
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- Fukuoka 福岡県

32 清岩寺開運厄よけ不動 - Kaiun Yakuyoke Fudo
33 不動院身代り不動尊 - Migawari Fudo
34 鎮国寺波切り不動 - Namikiri Fudo
35 恵光院五鈷不動 - Goko Fudo
36 東長寺結願不動 - Ketsugan Fudo

Some Temples also belong to the Henro Pilgrimage.
This number is given in brackets (xx).

source : setokeiichiro.com

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32 Seiganji 清岩寺 Seigan-Ji
開運厄よけ不動 - Kaiun Yakuyoke Fudo
福岡県甘木市三奈木町三奈木１５ / Fukuoka Amakishi

Fudo Statue in the hall 上動堂
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Seiganji temple belongs to the Shingon sect Ninnaji school.
The temple was established inviting Eisai in 1175. Eiasi was a priest related to Ninnaji and so he stayed at this temple which faced the sea for fourteen years and dedicated himself in purchasing all the sutras the Sung ships brought into the country.
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The temple was later supported by
黒田忠之 Kuroda Tadayuki (1602 - 1654) and became the Kuroda clan temple.
The High Priest 法印正範大和尚 resided here.
The main statue is of 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

. Myōan Eisai, Myooan Eisai 明菴栄西 Myoan Eisai .
(1141 – 1215)

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Fudooin 不動院 Fudo-In
Nr. 33 (92) 大原山 Daigensan - 不動院
身代り不動尊 Migawari Fudo

福岡県北九州市門司区吉志１７１－３ / Kishi, Moji Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

On request of the Kamakura Bakufu government in 1244, 藤原親房 Fujiwara Chikafusa came to the region to supress the Heike completely. He changed his name to 門司 Moji and unified 6 districts under this name. In the course of history the region was governed by various local lords.
The temple is located in the South-Western part of the Moji peninsula and overlooks the 周防灘 Suo-Nada sea.
The founder of the temple, 心玉阿闍梨 Shingyoku Ajari, was the son of a rich farming family. He build it in 1863 as a place to pray for protection from fire and other natural disasters.
In the temple compound are some old trees and two special statues of Jizo Bosatsu
- miminashi Jizo 耳なし地蔵 Jizo without ears
- agonash Jizo アゴなし地蔵 Jizo without a jaw

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : fudouin-kitakyushu.jp/guide.html

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. Agonashi Jizo Temples 腮無地蔵 .

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Chinkokuji 鎮国寺 Chinkoku-Ji
Nr. 34 (88) 屏風山 Byobusan - 鎮国寺
波切り不動 Namikiri Fudo

福岡県宗像市吉田966 / Yoshida, Munakata, Fukuoka

Founded by Kobo Daishi in 806, after he had visited 宗像大社 Munakata Shrine.
He carved statues of the three deities venerated at Munakata,
大日如来 Dainichi Nyoria, 釈迦如来 Shaka Nyorai and
薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai.

Then he carved Fudo Myo=O to protect the people from all kinds of disaster.
「真言秘密の大法を伝え得たるは、
危難をお救い下さった不動明王様のお蔭に他ならず」

The temple is known for its beautiful blossoms in all seasons.

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秘仏身代わり不動明王立像
The statue of Fudo inside the temple is a hibutsu 秘仏 hidden statue.

shuin 朱印 stamp

profile of the priest

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
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４月２８日 - April 28 fire ceremony for the hidden Fudo Statue
秘仏身代わり不動明王立像の年に一度の御開扉があり、火渡り柴灯護摩供が奉修されます。

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35 恵光院五鈷不動 Eko-In - Goko Fudo
瑠璃山医王密寺 Rurisan Iomitsu-Ji

灯籠堂

福岡県福岡市東区馬出５－３６－３５ / Fukuoka, Higashiku, Maidashi

Founded by 黒田忠之 Kuroda Tadayuki (1602 - 1654), the lord of the 筑前国 domain.

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : hakataboy.com/temple

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Toochooji 東長寺 Tocho-Ji / 東長密寺 Tochomitsu-Ji
Nr. 36 (01) 南岳山 Nangakuzan - 東長寺　
結願不動 - Ketsugan Fudo

This is the last temple of the Kyushu Fudo Pilgrimage.
ketsugan, kechigan means the fulfillment of the vow to complete a pilgrimage.

福岡市博多区御供所町２－４ / Gokushomachi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka

The temple was founded by Kūkai Kobo Daishi, who had come back from his travels to China and landed in Hakata.
It was completed in 806, making it the oldest Shingon temple in Kyushu.

The main statue is a standing Kannon with 1000 arms and 11 faces.
十一面千手観音 Juichimen Senju Kannon

The temple had the strong support of 黒田家墓 Kuroda Tadayuki (1602 - 1652), the second lord of Fukuoka province, who has his grave in the temple compound.

The temple is also Nr. 24 on a pilgrimage to
九州24地蔵 24 Jizo Bosatsu temples in Kyushu.

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Fukuoka Daibutsu (Great Buddhist statue)
The carving of the statue started in 1988 and it took 4 years to finish. The statue is 10.8 meters in height and 30 tons in weight. This is the largest statue of a seated Buddha among the ones in Japan. The ring of light behind the Buddha stands 16.1 meters in height and is carved with numerous images of Buddha. Besides the statue is a treasure exhibition hall.
- source : wikipedia -

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source : setokeiichiro.com

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : akatanomiryoku.com

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- - - - - Yearly Festivals年中行事
１月　１日　新春はつもうで
２月　３日　節分大祭
３月２１日　正御影供
６月１５日　弘法大師誕生祭 Birthday of Kobo Daishi
８月１６日　大施餓鬼会
１０月２０日　土砂加持法要

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東長寺 Tocho-Ji is the last temple of the Fudo Pilgrimage
and the first of this one :
. 九州88ヶ所108霊場 Kyushu - 88 and 108 Henro temples .

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

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- - - reference - coara.or.jp/~rinsaiji 福岡県 - - -

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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 - .

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Kagoshima Pilgrims

November 8, 2016, 3:00 pm

≫ Next: Miyazaki Pilgrims

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source : setokeiichiro.com

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Saidaiji 西大寺 Saidai-Ji
Nr. 15 高野山 Koyasan - 西大寺　
厄よけ不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo

鹿児島県肝属郡東串良町川東3578
Kawahigashi, Higashikushira, Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima

The temple is located near the 大塚古墳 Otsuka Kofun.
It has been founded in the Muromachi period and the head priest now is in the 19th generation:
Priest 池口豪泉 Ikeguchi Gosen
see Ikeguchi Ekan, below

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source : setokeiichiro.com/346
Statue of Fudo Myo-O on the East side of the main hall.

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Saifukuji 最福寺 Saifuku-Ji
Nr. 16 - 最福寺　- 恵山会 Keizan-Kai
厄よけ不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo

鹿児島県鹿児島市平川町 / 4850-1 Hirakawacho, Kagoshima, Kagoshima

Priest 池口恵観 Ekan Ikeguchi Ekan
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(born November 15, 1936) is a Shingon Buddhist priest, currently the abbot of Saifukuji in Kagoshima. He holds a doctorate in medicine from Yamaguchi University and is an expert in the goma fire ritual.
..... Since becoming abbot of Saifukuji he installed a shrine to North Korean leader Kim Il-sung. He frequently travels to North Korea,
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

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shuin 朱印 stamp

omamori お守りamulets

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : saifukuji.or.jp

. 人吉恵山会人吉不動 Hitoyoshi Fudo .
Kumamoto, A branch-temple of 最福寺 Saifuku-Ji

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. Nr. 17 - Fukushoojin 福昌寺 Fukusho-Ji .
波切り不動 - Namikiri Fudo
Umegafuchi Fudo Hall梅ヶ淵不動堂

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. Fudo Myo-O at Mt. Koya 高野山 - Wakayama .

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

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

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- reference source : coara.or.jp/~rinsaiji - Fudo Pilgrim -

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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 - .

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Miyazaki Pilgrims

November 8, 2016, 4:00 pm

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- Miyazaki 宮崎県

11 光明寺萬寿不動 - Manju Fudo
12 長久寺魔よけ不動 - Mayoke Fudo
13 潮満寺波切り不動 - Namikiri Fudo
14 極楽寺厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo

Some Temples also belong to the Henro Pilgrimage.
This number is given in brackets (xx).

source : setokeiichiro.com

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Koomyooji 光明寺 Komyo-Ji
Nr. 11 (32) - 萬寿不動 - Manju Fudo

宮崎県延岡市古城町 / Furushiromachi, Nobeoka, Miyazaki

The temple had been built in 1181 on the 鬼門 "Demon Gate" side of the castle to protect it from evil influence.

Three main statues of Amida Sanzon 阿弥陀三尊
from the Nanboku period.
Other statues from 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi, 毘沙門天 Bishamonten
and 勝軍地蔵菩薩 Shogun Jizo Bosatsu.
In the compound is also a shrine for the deity
淡島大明神 Awashima Daimyoji
venerated for healing ladie's diseases.

. Awashima Jinja Shrine, 淡島堂 Wakayama .

The temple had been abolished in the Meiji restoration, but was allowed to rebuilt in 1880.

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : daigo.ne.jp/temple

- There is a temple 萬寿寺 Manju-Ji with a Fudo statue in Saga.

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Chookyuuji 長久寺 Chokyu-Ji
Nr. 12 (38) 蓬莱山 Horaisan 長久寺　
魔よけ不動 - Mayoke Fudo

宮崎県宮崎市大塚町城ノ下２８２５ / Jōnoshita Ōtsukachō, Miyazaki

The main statues are 六観音 Six Kannon.

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www.kyushyu88.com

- - - - - Yearly Festivals年中行事
１月２８日　　　　　　不動護摩祈願会
３月２１日（旧暦）　正御影供法要
５月２８日　　　　　不動護摩祈願会
６月１５日　　　　　青葉祭り（宗祖降誕会）
８月２０日　　　　　施餓鬼法会
８月２４日　　　　　供養灯籠流し
９月２８日　　　　　　不動護摩祈願会
１２月２２日（冬至）　星祭り祈願会

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Choomanji 潮満寺 Choman-Ji
Nr. 13 (39) 日南高野山 Nichinan Koyasan 潮満寺　
厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo

宮崎県日南市油津３－２－７ / 3 Chome-2-7 Aburatsu, Nichinan-shi, Miyazaki

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www.kyushyu88.com

- - - - - Yearly Festivals年中行事
１月２８日　　　　　　不動護摩祈願会
３月２１日（旧暦）　正御影供法要
５月２８日　　　　　不動護摩祈願会
６月１５日　　　　　青葉祭り（宗祖降誕会）
８月２０日　　　　　施餓鬼法会
８月２４日　　　　　供養灯籠流し
９月２８日　　　　　　不動護摩祈願会
１２月２２日（冬至）　星祭り祈願会

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Gokurakuji 極楽寺 Gokuraku-Ji
Nr. 14 大田井山 - 極楽寺　
厄除不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo

宮崎県串間市北方５４７２ / 5472 Kitakata, Kushima-shi, Miyazaki

Founded in 1152 by 幸覚院一世.
It fell in despair, but was rebuilt in the Kamakura period by priest
Choojun 澄舜 Chojun.
It is closely related to the Shimazu family, especially 島津忠親 Shimazu Tadachika (1512 - 1571), who had it rebuilt in 1555 in order to help his people and protect the castle 飫肥城 Objjo.
There is a group of five-storied grave stone pagodas in the garden, memorial of the 島津家 Shimazu clan.
In 1831 the temple buildings were lost to fire and it was abolished in the Meiji period.
Since 1879 it had been re-built due to the deep faith of the local people.
The present 本堂 Hondo hall dates back to 1976.

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shuin 朱印 stamp

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : gokurakuji.blogspot.jp

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- - - - - Yearly Festivals年中行事

５月四国八十八ヶ所お遍路
Henro Pilgrims from Shikoku in May

- reference source : gokurakuji.blogspot.jp -

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

. 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 - .

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Kumamoto Pilgrims

November 8, 2016, 4:41 pm

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- Kumamoto 熊本県

18 高野寺出世不動 - Koya-Ji, Shusse Fudo

. 19 長寿寺木原不動 Choju-Ji, Kihara Fudo Son .

20 大慈寺水かけ不動 - Mizukake Fudo

. 21 蓮華院誕生寺一願成就不動 - Renge-In .

01 bangai - 人吉恵山会人吉不動 Hitoyoshi Fudo
02 bangai - 不動院倶利伽羅不動 Fudo-In, Kurikara Fudo

Some Temples also belong to the Henro Pilgrimage.
This number is given in brackets (xx).

source : setokeiichiro.com

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Kooyaji 高野寺 Koya-Ji
Nr. 18 (99) 青井山 Aoi san - 高野寺　

熊本県人吉市下青井町４７ / Shimoaoimachi, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
Located near the 青井阿蘇神社 Aso Shrine of Hitoyoshi
Built in 1926 by priest 戒大和尚.
Flowers of the season greet the pilgrim.
A statue of Kobo Daishi in the garden is flanked by
出世不動 Shusse Fudo and 愛染明王 Aizen Myo-O.

- Chant of the temple
青井山　八角堂の御仏は　祈る心に　出世あらたか

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source : ameblo.jp/ohenro-nikki

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : www.kyushyu88.com/temple99

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- - - - - Yearly Festivals年中行事

１月　元日　　新年祈祷法要　午前０時より
～３日　　新年祈祷法要　午前１１時より
２１日　　初大師　　　　２８日　　初不動
２月　３日　　星祭り（節分会）
４月　８日　　花まつり
５月　５日　　さつき供養（水子尊霊供養法要）
６月１５日　　青葉祭（弘法大師御誕生会）
７月　土用丑の日　　土用丑胡瓜加持
９月２１日　　施餓鬼供養
１２月　中旬　　報恩講
１２月２１日　　納大師

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Daijiji 大慈寺 Daiji-Ji
Nr. 20 - Mizukake Fudo Son 水かけ不動

熊本県熊本市野田町508 / Kumamoto, Nodamachi

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Nr. bangai 01
人吉恵山会人吉不動 Hitoyoshi Fudo

熊本県球磨郡湯前町2155-1 / Kuma, Yunomae

A branch-temple of 最福寺 Saifuku-Ji of 恵山会 Keizan-Kai.

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百万枚護摩灰-開運不動明王　　 Temple Saifuku-Ji

. Saifukuji 最福寺 Saifuku-Ji .
Kagoshima Fudo Pilgrims Nr. 16

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Arao Fudo-In 荒尾不動院
Nr. bangai 02 - 倶利伽羅不動 Kurikara Fudo

熊本県荒尾市万田１５８４ / Manda, Arao, Kumamoto

- Look at more statues of this temple :
Famous for its サッカー地蔵尊　Jizo playing soccer
- reference source : araofudoin.web.fc2.com -

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Golf Kannon ゴルフ観音 in the temple ground
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source : ameblo.jp/ohenro-nikki

- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : araofudoin.web.fc2.com

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- reference source : geocities.jp/hp_ishikoro/reijou -

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The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes平成28年熊本地震
Heisei 28-nen Kumamoto jishin
- magnitude 6.2 on April 14, 2016
- magnitude 7.0 on April 16, 2016
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

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

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

. 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 - .

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Oita Pilgrims

November 8, 2016, 5:00 pm

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- Oita 大分県

01 両子寺無風帯不動 - Mufutai Fudo
02 神宮寺大獄不動 - Daigoku Fudo
03 成仏寺除災不動 - Josai Fudo
04 文殊仙寺仙の不動 - Sen no Fudo
05 実相院夷不動 - Ebisu Fudo
06 無動寺黒土不動 - Kurotsuchi Fudo
07 応暦寺慈相不動 - Jiso Fudo
08 三明院身代り不動 - Migawari Fudo
09 円寿寺願かけ不動 - Gankake Fudo
10 臨済寺厄よけ不動 - Yakuyoke Fudo

One temple also belong to the Henro Pilgrimage.
This number is given in brackets (xx).

source : setokeiichiro.com

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Futagoji 両子寺 Futago-Ji
Nr. 01 足曳山 - 両子寺
無風帯不動 - Mufutai Fudo

大分県国東市安岐町両子1548 / 1548 Akimachi Futago, Kunisaki-shi, Ōita

The main statue is 阿弥陀如来 Amida Nyorai.

A Tendai Buddhist temple, located on the slopes of Mount Futago, the highest mountain on the Kunisaki Peninsula. The temple was established in 718 by Saint Ninmon Bosatsu仁聞菩薩 and became the central temple of Rokugo-Manzan 六郷満山.

. Ninmon Bosatsu and temples in Kyushu .
He was the incarnation of the deity Usa Hachiman.

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : futagoji.jp

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02 神宮寺大獄不動 Jingu-Ji - Daigoku Fudo
大分県東国東郡国東町大字横手８３５６ / Higashikunisaki

03 成仏寺除災不動 Jobutsu-Ji - Josai Fudo
大分県東国東郡国東町大字成仏 / Higashikunisaki

04 文殊仙寺仙の不動 Monjusen-Ji - Sen no Fudo
大分県東国東郡安岐町大字大恩寺２４３２ / Higashikunisaki

05 実相院夷不動 Jisso-In - Ebisu Fudo
大分県西国東郡香ヶ地町大字夷 / Nishikunisaki / Kakachicho

06 無動寺黒土不動 Mudo-Ji - Kurotsuchi Fudo
大分県西国東郡真玉町大字黒土１４７５ / Nishikunisaki

07 07 応暦寺慈相不動 Oreki-Ji - Jiso Fudo
大分県西国東郡真玉町大字大岩屋４０１ / Nishikunisaki

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Sanmeiin 三明院 Sanmei-In
Nr. 08 (20) 桔梗山 Kikyozan - 三明院
身代り不動 - Migawari Fudo

大分県中津市大字永添１８０２ / Nagasoe, Nakatsu, Oita

The founder was 英明和尚 Eimei, who practised austerities for 50 days, eating none of the five grains 五穀断ちの「求聞持秘法」. He had a dream of 88 figures of Kobo Daishi, changed his name to 秘鍵大師 and built this temple.
In the main hall is a statue of 十一面千手観世音菩薩 Kannon with 1000 arms and 11 heads.
The statue of Fudo Myo-O is in the 護摩堂 Gomado Hall.
This statue was made to heal the ill father of Eimei.

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- reference source : kyushyu88.com/temple20 -

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09 円寿寺願かけ不動 Enju-Ji - Gankake Fudo
大分県大分市上野丘西２３－１９ / Uenogaokanishi, Oita town, Oita

10 臨済寺厄よけ不動 Rinzai-Ji - Yakuyoke Fudo
大分県大分市永興１０ / Ryogo, Oita town, Oita

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- - - reference -coara.or.jp/~rinsaiji 01 - 10 - - -

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

. 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 - .

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Saga Pilgrims

November 8, 2016, 6:00 pm

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- Saga 佐賀県

24 誕生院錐鑽　身代り不動 - Kirimomi Migawari Fudo
25 大聖寺杉岳の身代り不動 - Migawari Fudo
26 無動院願かけ不動 - Gankake Fudo
27 正福寺身代り不動 - Migawari Fudo
28 千如寺宝池坊道中守り不動 - Dochu Mamori Fudo
29 真光院くぼた不動 - Kubota Fudo
30 延命院一願不動 - Ichigan Fudo
31 金乗院出世不動 - Shusse Fudo

Some Temples also belong to the Henro Pilgrimage.
This number is given in brackets (xx).

source : setokeiichiro.com

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24 誕生院錐鑽　身代り不動 -
Tanjo-In Kirimomi Migawari Fudo
佐賀県鹿島市納富分2011 / Kirishima

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25 大聖寺杉岳の身代り不動 Daisho-Ji - Suginotake Migawari Fudo
佐賀県杵島郡北方町大字大崎６６９４ / Kishimagun, Kitagatamachi

26 無動院願かけ不動 - Mudo-In Gankake Fudo
佐賀県杵島郡山内町大字大野９１２２ / Kishigamun, Yamauchicho

27 正福寺身代り不動 Shofuku-Ji - Migawari Fudo
佐賀県東松浦郡北波多村大字大杉８３８ / Matsuuragun, Kitahatamura, Daigaku Osugi

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Sennyoji 千如寺 Sennyo-Ji
Nr. 28 雷山 Raizan - 千如寺 -　宝池坊 Hochi-Bo
道中守り不動 - Dochu Mamori Fudo to protect on the road

The main temple is located on the border to Fukuoka
福岡県前原市雷山626 626 Raizan, Itoshima, Fukuoka

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a Shingon temple in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Sennyo-ji Daihiō-in (千如寺大悲王院).
It is also referred to as Raizan Kannon (雷山観音).

According to legend, Sennyo-ji was founded in the Nara period by 清賀上人 Seiga, a priest who came from India.

Due to its position in the north overlooking the Sea of Genkai, it has been expected from the shogunate as a prayer temple of the foremost line against the Mongol invasions of Japan during the Kamakura period. In its heyday has been said to be lined up to 300 priest living quarters around the temple. Sennyo-ji is a general term of this temple, and it is also referred to as the priest's lodge that was located next to the middle sanctuary, the present day site of Ikazuchi-jinja. The wooden Avalokiteśvara statue is the subject of mountainous faith that has been enshrined in the main hall.
Afterwards the priest living quarters were ruined during the long war between Muromachi and Sengoku periods, there only remains the priest's lodge. In 1573, however, the main hall was founded by Kuroda Tsugutaka (1703–1775), the 6th feudal lord of Kuroda clan. Big maple trees, which has been designated as a natural monument of Fukuoka prefecture, has been said to be planted by him.

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Mount Rai has two sanctuaries, one at the middle of the mountain and one at its peak. The middle sanctuary was founded in honor of Emperor Suinin whom he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 29 BC to AD 70. Both sanctuaries have been governed by the temple until the Edo period. However, the priest's lodge in the middle sanctuary was abolished by the separation of Shinto from Buddhism, introduced after the Meiji Restoration. Cultural properties, such as Buddha statues including the main Buddha and the ancient documents, were moved to the main hall.

The temple is also known for being a great place for cherry blossom viewing in the spring, and many people visit in the autumn to see the fall foliage.
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Priest Seiga brought brought seeds from camellia (tsubaki　椿) and made oil from them for the first time.
Mount Aburayama 油山 (597 m)　in Fukuoka is named in memory of this event.
油山観音正覚寺 Aburayama Kannon, Temple Shokaku-Ji
福岡県福岡市城南区東油山508

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(82) 雷山千如寺大悲王院 Raizan Sennyo-Ji - Daihio-In
- reference source : kyushyu88.com/temple82-

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29 真光院くぼた不動 Shinko-In - Kubota Fudo
佐賀県佐賀郡久保田町新田 / Sagagun, Kubotacho, Shinden

30 延命院一願不動 Enmei-In - Ichigan Fudo
佐賀県佐賀市与賀町2-45 / 2-45 Yokamachi, Saga-shi

31 金乗院出世不動 Konjo-In - Shusse Fudo
佐賀県神埼郡三田川町目達原 / Kanzakigun, Mitagawacho, Medabara

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bangai 萬寿寺 Manju-Ji（通称・お不動さん）
本尊 -- 不動明王
佐賀市大和町川上１１０９

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