Hosenji Yakushi Shinme

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Hoosenji 法泉寺 Hosen-Ji, Shinme
曹源山 Sogenzan 法泉寺 Hosenji
熊本県宇土市神馬町708 / Kumamoto, Uto city , Shinme town

The main statue is 聖観音菩薩 Sho Kannon Bosatsu.
The Yakushi statue is 轟き薬師 Todoroki Yakushi at the side of Kannon.

- Chant of the temple

The temple was founded in 1293 by 仁叟紹熙和尚 Jinso Yohei.
The Lord of Udo, 菊池隆俊 Kikuchi Nakanao (? - 1885), had it re-built for his eldest son, who was very ill.
He ordered a great temple be built at the foot of 轟山 Mount Todoroki.
In 1588, 小西行長 Konishi Yukinaga (1558 - 1600) became priest, but soon after the temple was lost in the fires of local war.
Lord Kato Kiyomasa 加藤清正 (1562 - 1611) had the temple rebuilt.
. Kato Kiyomasa 加藤清正 .
In 1617, all buildings were lost to a huge flooding.
In 1818, it was removed to its present location.
In 1876, the Main Hall was rebuilt.
The 鐘楼堂 Hall for the Temple Bell was lost to fire and rebuilt in 1995
with a new 平和祈念梵鐘 Bell of Peace.
The protector deity of the Bell Tower is 金毘羅大権現 the Deity Konpira Daigongen.

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shuin　朱印 stamp

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source and photos : osanomome.shikisokuzekuu.net ...
- source : oyakushi.com ...
- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -



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This temple is Nr. 29 of the pilgrimage
. 49 Yakushi Temples in Kyushu 九州四十九薬師霊場 .

. 薬師如来 Yakushi Nyorai Bhaisajyaguru .
the Buddha of Medicine and Healing

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. Japanese Legends - 伝説　民話　昔話 – ABC-List .


....................................................................... Fukushima 福島県 　
白河市 Shirakawa city

. ryuu, ryū 龍　竜　伝説　Ryu - dragon legends .
If there is a strong rain, a dragon comes out of 社川 the river Yashirogawa and violently flies up and down.
A passing priest recited some Sutras to appease the dragon.
The dragon left three scales and finally went up to the sky.
不動明王 Fudo Myo-O collected the scales.
Fudo Myo-O is the main deity at 天竜山 Tenryuzan (the Dragon in the Sky) 法泉寺 the Temple Hosen-Ji.



....................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県 　

. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals / Regenzauber .
The priests of 法泉寺 the Temple Hosen-Ji at the center, all men of the village went to the
若宮 Wakamiya Shinto Shrine on the nearvy mountain for
七日七晩祈祷 a seven day, seven night prayer ritual.
They made a male and a female dragon of straw, folding prayer papers into it.
On the last day, the dragons left for the sea at 鳴門 Naruto.
Now a big kame亀 turtle came out of the sea, black clouds appeared in the sky
and there was a lot of strong rain.




....................................................................... Kagawa 香川県 　
高松市 Takamatsu city

. amagoi 雨乞いと伝説 Legends about rain rituals / Regenzauber .
During a long kanbatsu早魃 drought the local lord ordered the priest
of 法泉寺 the Temple Hosen-Ji to perform a rain ritual.
The priest threw prayers written on paper into the sea of 槌の戸 Tsuchinoto between the two islands.
Now rain begun to fall for four days.
They say the prayer paper was a letter to 龍神 the Ryujin Dragon Deity.
. ryuujin 竜神 /龍神 と伝説 Ryujin, Legends about the Dragon Deity .




....................................................................... Okayama 岡山県 　
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井原市 Ibara city 西江原町 Nishi-Ebara town

surikesa, surigesa 摺り袈裟 / 摺袈裟
曹洞宗長谷山法泉寺の摺り袈裟は、もとは伊豆国修禅寺の寺宝という。曽我五郎の生まれ変わりが再生し、愛欲地獄に落ちて苦しんでいる兄十郎を、墓に摺り袈裟をかけて成仏させたという。 また法泉寺の寺宝となってからも、寺の裏山になる九百歳になる老狐夫婦が乞うて摺り袈裟を掛けてもらって成仏し、寺の守護神となったという。今境内に祀る得脱稲荷がその化身と言う。

. kitsune densetsu 狐と伝説 fox legends .
摺袈裟(すりげさ)は別名『袈裟曼荼羅(けさまんだら) 僧侶が用いる袈裟の内に梵字(ぼんじ＝古いインドの文字)で曼荼羅(まんだら)を書いたものです。摺(す)るとは「版木で印刷する」という意味で、袈裟とは「僧侶が行住坐臥(ぎょうじゅうざが＝一日中常に)身につけるお釈迦さま以来の法衣」です。その袈裟に仏様を表す梵字や有り難い陀羅尼(だらに＝仏様の功徳を説いた言葉)を書いたものが摺袈裟です。 - reference source : hero1945.livedoor.biz ... -
- reference source : city.ibara.okayama.jp/minwa ... -




....................................................................... Tokushima 徳島県　
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鳴門市 Naruto city 北灘・撫養町

oni 鬼 a demon
鬼が法然の教化を受け，角に名号をかけて身を投げた。後に鬼骨寺が開堂する。法泉寺にその名号と三尊仏御影，鬼角，西福寺には鬼の歯などが伝えられている。

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- reference : Nichibun Yokai Database -

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