#15 （74th Temple）

Kōyama-ji
甲山寺

cryptoohenro #74 Kōyama-ji
  • Title: Kōyama-ji（甲山寺）
  • Temple No: 74
  • Principal Image: Amida Nyorai（阿弥陀如来）
  • Price: 0.005ETH
  • Edition: 1/1
  • Additional Information: 

    The temple received its name because the mountain is shaped like a helmet, or the armor of Bishamonten. The temple was founded by Kōbō Daishi. He also carved the honzon in appreciation for the successful completion of the reconstruction of Mannoike (Manno Irrigation Pond), which he supervised and directed.

    According to another legend, Kōbō Daishi met an aged man here while searching for a good site on which to build this temple. A sage came out of a cave and said, "I am a sage who gives meritorious power and propagates good teaching. If you build your temple here, I will protect it throughout the ages." Kōbō Daishi immediately cut out a piece of the rock and carved the image of Bishamonten.

    Just above the hondō is a small grotto, shielded by a spring. There is also a stone water trough nearby, nearly ten feet long. Not far from the temple is Mannoike, the most famous of Kōbō Daishi's civil works projects. It is a huge irrigation reservoir built on the orders of the Emperor. A statue of Kōbō Daishi stands on the levee. Legend states the he built the halls of Kōyamaji with the money he received for building the reservoir.

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ABOUT STORY

The 74th temple is Kouyama-ji.

The distance from the previous temple (75th temple) is 1.6 kilometers.

 

Entrance of Kōyama-ji. It is designed like the entrances of recent temples. 

An elderly pilgrim is sitting on a stone statue signboard, looking very tired.

 

In the center of the temple, there is another small gate. There might have been a bell hanging here originally.

 

This is the main hall of Kōyama-ji, where Amida Nyorai (Amida Buddha) is enshrined. There are senbazuru (a thousand origami cranes) hanging on the side.

 

A slightly smaller Daishi-do hall (hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi).

I chant the Heart Sutra while praying for the safety of my family and world peace.

 

NFT – Crypto Ohenro #15 Goshuin of Kōyama-ji（甲山寺） –

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The Goshuin seal of Kōyama-ji, the 74th temple. The characters lack sharpness and are not very well done. I feel like I could write better.

There are still 73 temples left to visit.

The distance to the next temple is 2.8 kilometers.

 

cryptoohenro #74 Kōyama-ji


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