2017/03/08

Gofunai temples 52 and 53

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. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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Nr. 52 - Kannonji 観音寺 Kannon-Ji

- 慈雲山 Jiunzan 蓮華院 Renge-In 観音寺 Kannon-Ji
新宿区西早稲田1-7-1 / 1 Chome-7-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku ward
Shingon Sect : 豊山派



This temple was founded in 1682 by 賢栄和尚 Priest Kenei.
The main statue is 十一面観音 Kannon with 11 Heads, carved by 智證大師 Chisho Daishi.

. 智證大師 Chisho Daishi - Enchin 圓珍 - 円珍 . (814 - 891) .
Nephew of Kobo Daishi.

The temple was called 牛込南蔵院門徒慈雲山大悲院 Ushigome Nanzo-In.
The village of 早稲田村 Waseda Mura was once called 元牛込村 Moto Ushigome Mura.

The modern building looks more like a museum. It was designed by an architect of the nearby Waseda University,
石山修武 Ishiyama Osamu.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 太山寺 Taisan-Ji in Shikoku :
太山に 登れや汗の 出でけれど 後の世思えば 何の苦もなし
taisan ni noboreba ase no ide keredo nochi no yo omoeba nani no ku mo nashi


. Nr. 52 - 龍雲山 Ryu-Unzan 太山寺 Taisan-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
豊島八十八ヶ所霊 Toshima Nr. 52
山の手三十三観音霊場 Yamanote 33 Kannon Nr. 14


In the compound are statues of 恵比寿様 Ebisu and 大黒様 Daikoku.



- Homepage of the temple
- source : tesshow.jp/shinjuku


. Introduction of Kannn Bosatsu .

. Gofunai Nr. 42 観音寺 Kannon-Ji .
(台東区谷中5-8-28)Yanaka, Taito
. Gofunai Nr. 52 観音寺 Kannon-Ji .
(新宿区西早稲田1-7-1)Nichiwaseda, Shinjuku
. Gofunai Nr. 85 観音寺 Kannon-Ji .
新宿区高田馬場3-37-26 / Shinjuku ward, Takadanobaba 3-37-26

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Nr. 53 - Jishooin 自性院 Jisho-In

- 本覚山 Hongakuzan 自性院 Jisho-In 宝光寺 Hoko-Ji
台東区谷中6-2-8 / 6 Chome-2-8 Yanaka, Taitō ward
Shingon Sect : 真言宗



This temple was founded in 1611 by 道意上人 Saint Doi.
The main statue is 金胎両部大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai.
There is also a statue of 愛染明王 Aizen Myo-O, where people come to pray for finding a good partner and a peaceful married life.
It the compound was an old katsura 桂 Japanese Judas tree. In 1740, the ninth head priest 貫海上人 cut this tree and carved a statue of Aizen Myo-O. It is about 1 meter high.
The temple is therefore also called
愛染寺 Aizen-Ji or 谷中愛染堂 Yanaka Aizen-Do.


source : taito-culture.jp/city

The temple was first located in 神田北寺町 Kanda Kita-Teramachi and moved to its present location in 1648.

The temple is related to 本所弥勒寺 Honjo Miroku-Ji.

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- ご詠歌 - chant of the temple 円明寺 Enmyo-Ji in Shikoku :
来迎の弥陀の光の圓明寺照りそふ影は夜な夜なの月  
Raikoo no mida no hikari no Enmyooji terisoo kage wa yonayona no tsuki


. Nr. 53 - 須賀山 Sugasan 円明寺 Enmyo-Ji / Shikoku .

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- 朱印 - stamp of the temple :


- Also part of the following pilgrimages:
The temple is Nr. xx here:
. 関東三十六不動霊場
Pilgrimage to 36 Fudo Temples in Kanto / Bando .


- Homepage of the temple
- source : www.tesshow.jp/taito


. Introduction of Dainichi Nyorai .

. Intorduction of Aizen Myo-O 愛染明王 Aizen Myō-ō .

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The statue of Fudo Myo-O is made of hinoki ヒノキ cypress. Made in the Kamakura period.
木造不動明王立像(台東区指定文化財)
source : city.taito.lg.jp/index/kurashi

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


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The novel 愛染かつら "Aizen Katsura" by 川口松太郎 Kawaguchi Matsutaro refers to this temple.


There is another temple in Nagano which claims an Aizen Katsura tree.


source : t-koshino.com/big_tree

Aizendoo 愛染堂 Aizen-Do Hall
at 長野県上田市別所温泉1666 / 1666 Besshoonsen, Ueda-shi, Nagano


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Matsutarō Kawaguchi 川口松太郎
(1 October 1899 – 9 June 1985) was a Japanese novelist, playwright and movie producer active during the Shōwa period of Japan.
..... In 1935, Kawaguchi won the first Naoki Prize for a short story titled Tsuruhachi Tsurujirō.
He followed this with a serialized novel, Aizen Katsura, a melodramatic love story involving a nurse and a doctor, which ran from 1936-1938. The story became a tremendously popular bestseller and gained him considerable fame. It was later made into a movie starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Ken Uehara, and was the basis of numerous television series. .....
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. neko Jizoo 猫地蔵 Neko Jizo. "Jizo with Cat" .
at another temple with the same name 自性院 Jisho-In
新宿区西落合1-11-23 Shinjuku, Tokyo : Nekodera 猫寺 The Cat Temple

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- reference : 御府内八十八 自性院 -

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

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

. Shikoku Henro Temple List 四国遍路  .

. Gofunai 御府内八十八ヶ所霊場 Pilgrimage to 88 Henro Temples in Edo .
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