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Fudou
Myouou
(Acala, also known as the Fierce Deity
of Fire)
This
figure of Ensen-ji is 49.5 cm (about 19.5 inches)
high. It is constructed by assem- bling separately
carved blocks of wood - a technique known as
"yosegi-tsukuri" - and was probably made some
time in the Edo Period (1603-1867). With a lotus
flower on the top of the head and his pigtailed
hair flowing down the left shoulder, he stands
on a throne of rocks with the left foot a step
forward. He presents a really fearful appearance,
holding a sharp sword in the right hand and a
coil of rope in the left with burning flames surrounding
the figure. He is flanked by two child servants,
Kongara and Seitaka - a style known as Fudou
Sanzon or Fudou Triad.
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Jyuusan
Butsu
(Thirteen Buddhas) - Hanging Picture
Scroll
In
Buddhism it is thought that human beings repeat
cycles of transmigration in the "three realms
of the world" (the realm of desire, the realm
of form, and the realm of non-form) and the "six
lower states of existence." The dead undergoes
a series of trials in the world of the dead by
the ten lords, who will then rule where he or
she should go. In the course of Buddhist history,
the ten lords came to be associated with their
respective original states from which their incarnations
were manifested, and it also came to be believed
that Jyuusan Butsu or the Thirteen Buddhas would
save the dead at various memorial occasions after
his or her death.
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Shou
Kannon Bodhisattva
This
figure of Ensen-ji wears a crown topped with tiny
images of Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata), drapes
silk cloth round the body (called "jyohaku"), wears
a kind of loose, pleated trousers (called "mo"),
and also drapes a heavenly garment known as "tenne"
round his hands and body. Kannon is adorned with
a brooch, bracelet, and necklace, and sits cross-legged
on a lotus flower. The figure is 36.2 cm (about
14.3 inches) high and is constructed by assembling
separately carved blocks of wood ("yosegi-tsukuri"
as previous explained). It was probably made some
time in the Edo Period.
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Roku
Jizou-son
(Jizou of the Six Lower States of
Existence)
Roku Jizou represents Jizo Bodhisattva who appears
in six different forms of incarnation to save suffering
souls wherever they are in "rokudo" or the six lower
states of existence (hell, and the realms of hungry
spirits, animals, asuras, men, and heavenly beings).
These six figures of Ensen-ji were constructed in
November 1799 and are placed in the graveyard to
the left of its gate.
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Kosodate
Enmei Jizou-son
(Children-rearing Jizou of Longevity)
This figure was made in 1791 as the figure of popular
Jizou worship in this area. It was moved from its
original place in Sangen Chaya to Ensen-ji on May
21, 1968, and has continued to be worshiped devoutly.
The figure is No. 4 of the Six Jizou Bodhisattvas
of Tamagawa.
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Koushin
Kuyoutou
(Memorial Towers for the Blue Warrior)
Two wood monument-type Memorial Towers for the
Blue Warrior are placed in a big cavity at the root
of a big hinoki tree at the right of the temple
gate. They had originally been in front of the gate
and was later moved to the present place together
with the tree when it was cut.
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Kannon (Eleven-faced Kannon) |
Kannon
Bosatsu (Avalokitesvara, also known as Goddess
of Mercy) |
Statue
of Koubou Daishi (posthumous title of Kuukai)
as a Wandering Ascetic |
Stone
Monument of Crown Prince Shoutoku |
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