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11/17/2011

Kukai Kobo Daishi mamori

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Kukai Kobo Daishi
(774-835) (Kooboo Daishi, Kuukai)

Founder of Shingon  真言 Japanese Esoteric Buddhism





Read the introduction here

. Kobo Daishi, Kukai 弘法大師 空海 .


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namu Daishi henjo kongo 南無大師遍照金剛

仙台 虚空蔵尊 - 大満寺
Sendai, Kokuzo Bosatsu, Temple Daimanji


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namikiri Fudo 浪切不動明王 Wave-calming Fudo

From Temple Nr. 36 of the 88 henro pilgrim temples of Shikoku

. Namikiri Fudo Myo-O 浪切不動明王 .


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空海修行大師道中御守 Kukai as a student in China
from temple Kaigen-Ji in China 開元寺

source : stladys.com/oroshiuri/kukai


. 広幡山 Kobanzan 観蔵院 Kanzo-In 善應寺 Zeno-Ji . - Tokyo
with a statue of shugyoo daishi 修行大師 Shugyo Kobo Daishi during his ascetic training

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A handcarved statue for your personal use.
for 厄除け、招福 warding off evil and bringing good luck.
and for 家内安全、合格祈願、難病克服 a happy family, passing an examination and warding off illness.

made from byakudan 白檀 sandalwood

source : online shopping

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sango シナ海珊瑚 from Chinese sea coral
made in Tosa, Shikoku
about 5,5 cm high, to fit in a pocket

source : nishida corals

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. Gankake Daishi 願掛け大師 Kukai to make a wish .
at Kawasaki Daishi Temple 川崎大師




source : ameblo.jp/tarragon/entry

shoozuka no baasan しょうづかの婆さん "the Old Hag of Hell "
shoozuka is dialect for soozuka 三途河・葬頭河 - sanzu no kawa, the river to the other world.
Visiting this statue will cure of toothache and help become beautiful.

. Datsueba, the Old Hag of Hell / 三途の婆 sanzu no baba .


. biyoo jisha 美容寺社 praying for beauty .

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chirimen ちりめん弘法大師 made from crepe silk


with more keyholders of chirimen
source : tensho/keyhorder


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Kobo Daishi, Wood Statue


Statue of seated Kōbō Daishi holding a vajra in right hand and a prayer ring in the left. The vajra is a fundamental icon of Shingon Buddhism -- Japan's version of Vajrayana (Tantric) Buddhism. The vajra is a symbolic weapon that represents a thunderbolt (irresistible force) and indestructibility (it can cut any substance but not be cut itself, like a diamond). It thus represents spiritual power. Vajra in Sanskrit means diamond (lit. adamantine, unsplittable), while yana means vehicle. Vajrayana is thus translated as "The Diamond Vehicle." This splendid carving is a reproduction of the most common and traditional artistic depiction of Kōbō Daishi in Japan.

For more on Kōbō Daishi, please see:

source : Mark Schumacher

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Kuukai Yakuyoke 空海 厄除け to ward off evil


Kukai O-Mamori 空海 お守り



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Japanese Reference with all the HENRO pilgrims goods and amulets:
Reference : eitikai.co

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Daishi Senbei 大師せんぺい rice crackers

Kukai as a pilgrim in Shikoku

. Shikoku Henro 四国遍路 Information .



. Kawasaki Daishi 川崎大師 .
平間寺 Temple Heiken-ji


. 弘法大師 空海 - 伝説  Kobo Daishi Kukai Legends .







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. Regional Amulets and Talismans from Japan .


. Tohoku after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011

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