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2022/04/14

Jizoji Henro Itano

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Jizooji 地蔵寺 Jizo-Ji, Itano
無尽山 Mujinzan 荘厳院 Yogo-In 地蔵寺 Jizo-Ji

徳島県板野郡板野町羅漢字林東5 / Tokushima, Itano district, Itano town, Hayashi-Higashi

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Jizō-ji is temple No. 5 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, or Henro.
It stands in an old residential area at the border of the Tokushima rift valley and the foothills of the Sanuki Mountains.
The long pedestrian approach is bordered by pines and cherry trees which are beautiful in spring. The path passes through a pair of stone columns before reaching the simple main gate. The temple guardians are cartoonlike figures in bright colours, and their eyes are a bit too close together.
Beyond the gate, there is a spacious plaza dominated by a big, knobbly gingko tree which is over 800 years old.
To the right is a statue of Kūkai on the pilgrimage and a simple raised belfry.
Next is the small Awashima Hall, home of the alter ego of the guardian deity of Awashima Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, who cures all illnesses.
The Daishi Hall is large and splendid, and unusual for its brightly painted wood carvings of animals.
Near the Daishi Hall is a bronze seated Buddha.
Buildings on the north side include the Nokyosho and a hexagonal building housing a golden Kannon statue.
There’s also a water harp that mimics the sound of the instrument called koto.
Facing the Daishi Hall is the Main Hall. The principal image is 勝軍地蔵 a Shōgun Jizō statue. The Jizō is mounted on a horse wearing armour, with a staff in his right hand and a jewel in his left hand. He drives out wrongdoers and prevents disasters. On the left side of the temple veranda sits a pensive-looking Binzuru statue.
Behind the Daishi Hall, a path leads past an old cemetery and up some stone steps to the Inner Sanctuary, which is big enough to be its own major temple compound. From the top of the steps, you can look down on the temple and the Tokushima rift valley beyond.
The Inner Sancturay is called the Rakan Hall. It’s an elongated U-shaped building housing life-sized statues of 500 rakan, or arhats, semi-enlightened followers of Buddha.
It also houses a magnificent, larger than life statue of Kūkai.
- History
Kūkai founded the temple in 821 at the request of Emperor Saga.
He carved a Shōgun Jizō statue of about 5.5 cm and enshrined it in the principal image. After that, the imperial family visited the temple devotedly for three generations.
Due to their faith in the Shōgun Jizō, military commanders such as Minamoto no Yoritomo, Yoshitsune, and the Hachisuka clan made many donations to the temple. With these donations, the territory of the temple was expanded, and there were about 300 branch temples in the provinces of Awa, Sanuki, and Iyo. However, during Chōsokabe Motochika’s unification of Shikoku, the Jizō-ji Temple was burned down.
After that, Jizō-ji was rebuilt and expanded by the efforts of successive priests, monks, and believers, and the temple compound is still extensive.
The Rakan Hall was built in 1775 by two brothers who were priests of the temple.
However, it was damaged by fire in 1915 and rebuilt in 1922, and now only around two hundred of the statues remain.

Jōkan Shōnin, who was the officiating priest of the Kumano Gongen in Kīshū, carved a statue of the Enmei Jizō in a sacred tree here, and Kūkai placed a statue he carved in its belly.
- source : shikokutours.com/attractions .. Jizo-ji ..

An illustration from "Awa Meisho Zue" (pub. 1814)
of the Temple Jizo-Ji in Tokushima.

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2016/01/16

Senyu-Ji Shikoku 58

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Senyuuji 仙遊寺 Senyu-Ji

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Nr. 58 - 作礼山 Sareizan 千光院 Senko-In 仙遊寺 Senyu-Ji
愛媛県今治市玉川町別所甲483/ Ehime, Imabara



Main statue is Kannon with 1000 arms 千手観世音菩薩

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Senyūji - Hermit in Seclusion Temple
Built on the orders of Emperor Tenchi by the local ruler Ochi-no-Kami Okikimi in the 7th century. Legend states that in early history the hermit (sennin) ascetic Abō recited sutras here for forty years before mysteriously disappearing one morning. The honzon was carved by a pious girl and became the guardian Buddha of Emperor Tenchi. According to another legend, the honzon was brought from Ryūgū (the Dragon King's palace) under the sea like the legend at temple 39.

Kōbō Daishi made this the 58th temple on the pilgrimage and the Dōjō of esoteric disciplining (Kegyō). Local people call this temple Osarei (carving while prostrating yourself) because of the legend that the girl prostrated herself once after every cut of the knife while she was carving the honzon.

The temple is located at an elevation of 1, 300 ft (390 meters) on the top of the mountain. According to Frederick Starr, the Niō (28 Buddha figures) and the main Buddha are all attributed to Unkei.

Along the path to the temple, there are thirty-three statues of Kannon, each with an aspect corresponding to a particular temple on the 33 temple Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.
- source : www.shikokuhenrotrail.com


- Chant of the temple
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


. The Power of the Rokuji Mantra 六字大明呪 Rojuji Daimyo Ju .


ryuutoo sakura hi 竜燈桜碑
Memorial stone for the Dragon Lantern hanging on a Cherry tree
every year on the 9th day of the 7th lunar month, when the 竜女 Female Dragon comes out of the sea.


Inuzuka Ike 犬塚池 Inuzuka Pond
文化4年(1807)に完成した溜池で、仙遊寺と栄福寺の使い役をした犬の供養池。




- Homepage of the temple
- source : 88shikokuhenro.jp/ehime


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. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .



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


The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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. - Two short Haiku Henro Trips, Summer 2005 - .

. - Photo Album from my visit - .


. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai)

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


Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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. Jizoo Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩 Jizo Bosatsu - Kshitigarbha .
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2016/01/04

Maegamiji Shikoku 64

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Maegamiji 前神寺 Maegami-Ji

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Nr. 64 - 石鈇山 Ishizuchisan 金色院  Konjiki-In 前神寺 Maegami-Ji

愛媛県西条市洲之内甲1426 / 1426 Sunouchikō, Saijō-shi, Ehime



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The Front God Temple
The temple is located at the foot of Mt. Ishizuchi and was founded by 役行者小角 En no Gyōja while he was engaged in ascetic practices on Mt. Ishizuchi, the highest mountain in western Japan. During these practices, both Sakyamuni and Amida appeared to him in the form of Zaō Gongen. Because it has long been associated with the worship of the god Zaō Gongen in the Shintō tradition, the temple's buildings and shrines are all built in the form of a Shintō shrine. The temple houses a statue of Shaka Nyorai that is attributed to En no Gyōja as well.

According to legend, Kōbō Daishi once spent 21 days on the top of Ishizuchi Mountain performing a Goma ritual and fasting 断食修行 and the Gomonjihō 虚空蔵求聞持法 for 37 days.

Emperor Kammu 天武天皇 dedicated seven shrines and a pagoda to this temple through the Lord of Iyo Province. Frederick Starr notes that the Okunoin is 7 ri up the mountain and only accessible in the summer.
- source : www.shikokuhenrotrail.com

Ishizuchisan, Ishizuchiyama is one of the seven most important mountains for Shugendo and Mountains 山岳信仰. The mountain is 1982 meters high.

- Chant of the temple
前は神後は仏極楽の 
よろずの罪をくだくいしづち
Mae wa kami ushiro wa hotoke gokuraku no yorozu no tsumi o kudaku ishizuchi


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- Homepage of the temple
- source : 88shikokuhenro.jp


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Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山 Ishizuchi-san)
is a 1,982 metres (6,503 ft) high mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Western Japan.
Mount Ishizuchi is the highest mountain on the island of Shikoku and also the highest mountain west of Mount Haku. It is known as 'the roof of Shikoku' and the sharp, rocky summit resembles a huge stone hammer (石鎚 ishizuchi).

Mount Ishizuchi is an important object of worship in this region and one of the major centers of Shugendō, a sect of mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism. At the top of the mountain there is a small shrine called the Ishizuchi Shrine. This mountain is also known as one of Seven Holy Mountains (七霊山 nana reizan). There are several sets of heavy iron chains (鎖 kusari) leading up to the summit and this is the route many pilgrims opt to take, the longest set being 68m. However, it is possible to hike all the way to the peak along a trail which includes stairs and ramps with handrails.

The climbing season opens every year on July 1, and women are forbidden from climbing the mountain on this day.Between mid-October and mid-November, people come from far and wide to view the autumn colours.
The area around Mount Ishizuchi is a major part of Ishizuchi Quasi-National Park.
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. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .



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


The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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. - Two short Haiku Henro Trips, Summer 2005 - .

. - Photo Album from my visit - .


. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai)

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


Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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2014/10/17

Shiromineji Henro 81

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Shiromineji 白峯寺 / 白峰寺 Shiromine-Ji

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Nr. 81 - 綾松山 Ryoshozan 洞林院 Dorin-In  白峯寺 Shiromine-Ji
香川県坂出市青海町2635 / 2635 Oumichō, Sakaide-shi, Kagawa



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The temple was founded by Kōbō Daishi. Chishō Daishi later added forty-seven buildings to the temple. The honzon is attributed to Chishō-Daishi as well (but Starr says that it was by Kōbō Daishi). Chishō carved it from a shining piece of wood he found floating at sea. At the time he found it, a white-haired sage appeared to him and said,
'This is the holy site in which to turn the wheel of Dharma and enter Samadhi.'

The temple also contains the mausoleum of Emperor Sūtoku, who was assassinated near Temple 79 in 1156 after being banished from Kyōto following an unsuccessful coup attempt against his brother, the then current emperor. The mausoleum was built in 1414 and is located behind the temple. According to the guidebooks, all pilgrims should visit it.

This temple has some of the oldest buildings on the pilgrimage and the hondō dates back to the turn of the seventeenth century. The three main buildings are in the permanent shadows of overhanging trees. The trees are so thick that a tiny grotto and spring that have formed are in near darkness.
- source : www.shikokuhenrotrail.com


- Chant of the temple
霜寒く露白妙の寺のうち御名を称ふる法の声々
Shimo samuku tsuyu shiratae no tera no uchi mina o tonafuru nori no koegoe



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On the way to Shiromine
source : Jake Ojisan

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. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .



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


The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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- Two short Haiku Henro Trips, Summer 2005


. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai )

Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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Kokubunji Henro 80

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Kokubunji 國分寺 / 国分寺 Kokubun-Ji

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Nr. 80 - 白牛山 Hakugyuzan 千手院 Senjuin  國分寺 Kokubun-Ji
香川県高松市国分寺町国分2065 / 2065 Kokubunjichō Kokubu, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa



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The temple was founded by Gyōki Bosatsu in 741 at the request of Emperor Shōmu for the protection of the nation. The sixteen-foot Kannon combines both his Jūichimen and Senju aspects and is also by Gyōki, but was partially repaired by Kōbō Daishi after a fire. The Kannon is the finest and largest statue on Shikoku and has eleven faces and forty-two arms.

The hondō is of the Kamakura period and is the oldest physical structure remaining of all the Kokubunji. Its bell is also one of the oldest in Japan. Both the bell and the hondō are considered a National Treasure.

Of interest are some building materials to the east of the hondō left over from the time of Kōbō Daishi's reconstruction of the temple. These are considered National Treasures. The daishidō attracts people with the classical beauty of the Tahōtō (treasure tower) in which a thousand Jizō statues are enshrined.

The walkways of this temple are lined with stone sculptures, each representing one of the eighty-eight temples on the pilgrimage. According to Readicker-Henderson, the carvings for Temples 74 and 75 are especially good. The rows of carvings begin directly behind the main gate, which is protected by a huge spreading pine tree.

There is one official state temple in each province, and these are:
Temple 15 (Awa/Tokushima), Temple 29 (Tosa/Kōchi), Temple 59 (Iyo/Ehime), and Temple 80 (Sanuki/Kagawa).
- source : www.shikokuhenrotrail.com


- Chant of the temple
国を分け野山をしのぎ寺々に 詣れる人を助けましませ
Kuni o wake Noyama o shinogi teradera ni maireru hito o tasukemashimase



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

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. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja – Fudo Myoo .



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


The Five Great Wisdom Kings, Godai Myo-O - 五大明王
. The Five Great Elements of the Universe - 地水火風空の五大 .

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- Two short Haiku Henro Trips, Summer 2005


. 四国お遍路さん Pilgrims in Shikoku . - General Information

Koya San in Wakayama

Kobo Daishi Kukai 弘法大師 空海
(Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai )

Haiku and Henro:
.... . The Haiku Henro Pilgrimage  

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. Japan - Shrines and Temples - ABC .


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