Showing posts with label Fudo Myojin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fudo Myojin. Show all posts
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Hoko-in Temple 70 Kyushu pilgrimage
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Friday, April 12, 2024
Zenpukuji Temple 79 Kyushu pilgrimage
The ceiling of the main hall had some beautiful ceiling paintings.
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Sunday, March 24, 2024
Saikyoji Temple 77 Kyushu pilgrimage
The zen priest refused to leave and so Matsuura burned down the temple with the priest inside. For years Matsuura was haunted by ghosts of the murdered riests until one day they were scared away by the sound of a baby crying. This is said to be the origin of the "Crying Baby Sumo" event held every February at Setsubun. Most Naki Sumo events are held in shrines in May.
The honzon is a statue of Kokuzo Bodhisattva, not one of the more famous bodhisattvas, but important to Kobo Daishi. Kokuzo was the focus of the ascetic practices that Kobo Daishi undertook as a youth.
Number 78 on the Kyushu pilgrimage is a few kilometers away and is the site where Kobo Daishi set sail on his journey to China. It is an unmanned site so pilgrimage stamps need to be gotten here.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Saikyoji Temple Pagoda
When it was constructed, in 1989, the 3-storey pagoda at Saikyoji Temle on Hirado was probably the biggest 3-storey pagoda in Jaan, although larger ones have been built since then.
Friday, March 15, 2024
Ohashi Natural Bridge
The previous post in this series on day 68 of my walk around Kyushu was on the Ohashi Kannon Temple.
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