Showing posts with label temple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label temple. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Enmyoji Temple 53 Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage
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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.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Ohashi Kannon Temple 75 Kyushu Pilgrimage
As well as being on the Kyushu 88/108 pilgrimage, the temple is also on a couple of Kannon pilgrimages.
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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Seikantei Garden Kinosaki
I have been unable to establish when the garden was built. Most sources suggest it is fairly modern and a photo of it dates to 1976.
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