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12 Zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi

signs of the zodiac in Chinese astrology



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. Asian zodiac animals .


. eto Daruma 干支だるま Daruma with zodiac animals .

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. Calendar Systems of Asia .


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Chinese astrology
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Zodiac Calendar and Lore -
. Mark Schumacher .
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Jizo Bosatsu on the 12 Zodiac Animals

. Mitoku San, Temple Sanbutsu-Ji .
三徳山三仏寺

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There are 12 zociac animals, also representing one of the heavenly directions.
They come in the following order:

. ne 子 (nezumi 鼠) Rat (mouse)

. ushi 丑 Ox (cow, bull) .

. tora 寅 Tiger .

. u (usagi) 卯 Rabbit .

. tatsu 辰 Dragon .

. mi (hebi) 巳 Snake, Serpent .

. uma 午 Horse .

. mi (hitsuji) 未 Ram (sheep) .

. saru 申 Monkey .

. tori 酉 Rooster (chicken, cock) .
--- shinkei 神鶏 sacred rooster

. inu 戌 Dog .

. i (inoshishi) 亥 Boar (wild boar) .


These zodiac animals are well loved items for the yearly talisman.
Many are found on simple clay bells.



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tatsumi たつみ (辰巳／巽) the south-east direction
of the dragon and the snake


. ushitora 丑寅 the north-east direction .
Kimon, the "Demon Gate" 鬼門
guarded also by the monkey and the fox



Photo source : 神霊の思頼

. 干支霊場 Pilgrimages to 12 Zodiac Animals Temples .

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Eto from Ise shrine 伊勢神宮



Since many skilled carpenters work for the grand shrine at Ise, they also tried their hand at carving the zodiac animals.
There is even a special exhibition hall for them.
伊勢一刀彫会館

They are a well-liked amulet for safety in the New Year since 1949.


Dragon for 2012

. Ise Shrine and its KIGO - Ise Jingu 伊勢神宮.


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. eto ittobori 干支一刀彫り cut with one blade .
Munakata Taisha 宗像大社, Fukuoka



. eto no migawari san　干支の身代わりさん
zodiac animals take on your bad luck .
Nezu Jinja 根津神社　Nezu Shrine, Tokyo



zodiac animals as small netsuke on strings
干支根付守り

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eto with Daruma - Darumooo !

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medetai na shinnen iwau eto hariko

how auspicious !
the papermachee dolls
for the New Year

source :　Hyogo Traditinal Folk Art

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. hahako 母子 / 母と子 mother and child dolls .
for the year 2014 of the horse　- umadoshi 午年　



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Zodiac Signs of the Buddhist Mandala
The zodiac signs as we presently know them were devised around the year 500 BCE in Mesopotamia based on an earlier model of eighteen signs. Within a few centuries the Greeks were deeply involved in the study of astronomy and astrology. Hellenistic astrology, which was the foundation for later European and Islamic traditions of astrology, was largely produced in Alexandria in Egypt starting around the second century BCE. Alexander died in 323 and Ptolemy took control of Egypt. The Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BCE) ruled over Egypt until it came under Roman domination after the death of Cleopatra (69–30 BCE). The Romans subsequently took a deep interest in astrology and in the late Republic of the first century BCE it served as an exotic and alternative system of divination in competition with traditional Roman divination (augury and so forth). Although the chronology is somewhat unclear, between the second to fifth centuries CE, Hellenistic astrology was introduced to India and in various ways blended with the native systems of religious lore and astrology based on the twenty-seven or twenty-eight nakṣatra-s (lunar stations).
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. Doobutsu 動物 Animals and Amulets .
other than the ETO animals.
reijuu 霊獣 sacred animals


. Netsuke omamori 根付お守り netsuke amulets .


. Regional Folk Toys from Japan .


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Usagi Rabbit - INFO

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The rabbit / hare is one of the 12 zodiac animals of the Asian calendar. He is therefore a well-liked animal in folk art and handicraft.  u no toshi 卯の年 year of the rabbit  . 12 Zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 Daikoku and rabbits 兎大黒 usagi Daikoku Daikoku Ten 大黒天 Daikoku one of the seven gods of good luck 七福神 Daikoku is considered to be the god of wealth, or of the household, particularly the kitchen. He is recognised by his wide face, smile, and a flat black hat. He is often portrayed holding a golden mallet, seated on bales of rice, with mice nearby (mice signify plentiful food). . Daikoku - main introduction . . . . . . . The White Rabbit of Inaba . Its story relates to the Shinto deity Okuninushi no Mikoto 大国主命 (Daikoku in the Buddhist version) and his encounter with the white rabbit of Inaba　　因幡の白兎. Okuninushi no Mikoto is the most important deity, revered at the grand shrine of Izumo. . Izumo Taisha 出雲大社 Izumo Grand Shrine . . 大国魂神社 Okunitama Jinja . and an ema votive tablet with Okuninushi and the White Rabbit ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: source :　cooljapannow.jp Daikoku and Ebisu on a noren door curtain ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . Clay bells from Sukagawa すか川土鈴 . Fukushima The question comes to mind: why three rabbits? My friend Mark Schumaher has some suggestions: * Daikoku believers are granted their desires by tapping a symbolic mallet on the ground three times and making a wish. * Daikoku often carries a mallet with a pear-shaped insignia consisting of three rings. * There is also three-headed Daikoku, protecting the Three Buddhist Treasures (the Buddha, the law, and the community of followers). * Perhaps the three hares symbolize any of the above. Okuni Nushi no Kami ...................................................................... source : popeye.sakura.ne.jp/fukushima... koransho usagi こらんしょ兎 rabbit welcoming people From Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima koransho is the local dialect for irasshaimase いらっしゃいませ welcome to the store ! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: source :　amanaimages.com Obata tsuchi ningyoo 小幡土人形 clay doll from Obata Shiga ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Daikoku carried by two rabbits 兎大黒 Fuku hakobi 福運び, carrying good luck woodcarving made from jindaisugi 神代杉, very old cedar tree wood made to order here source :　www.higashi-thokoku ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: netsuke omamori 根付お守り . Rabbit netsuke amulet from Kanda Myojin . - - - - - and fuku usagi 福うさぎ守 amulet with an auspicious rabbit shrine Takase jinja 高瀬神社 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . Tsuki Jinja 調神社 "moon shrine" 月の宮 / 調宮　tsuki no miya . 埼玉県さいたま市浦和区岸町3 - Saitama - 調神社 This shrine is famous for the full moon rituals since the old times. It sells a lot of rabbit amulets. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . tsurushibina, tsurushi bina つるし雛 / 吊るし雛 small hanging hina dolls . The rabbit with red eyes has the power to ward off evil for the child. And will help cure a disease fast. CLICK for more photos ! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: source :　Tomofumi - facebook The White Rabbit of Inaba kawari usagi 「変りウサギ」 all kinds of rabbits 出雲大社 Izumo Grand Shrine source : Minoru Yamane - facebook . Izumo taisha 出雲大社 Izumo Grand Shrine . Okuni-Nushi no Mikoto 大国主命 Okuninushi no Mikoto and the Buddhist version as Daikoku Ten 大黒天 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 . tsuki no usagi 月の兎 the rabbit in the moon - . mochitsuki, mochi tsuki 餅つき pounding rice ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: nohara usagi 野原うさぎ rabbit in the field from 奈良井 Narai postal station, 長野県 Nagano

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. Daruma Usagi だるま抱き卯 Daruma and the Rabbit

. Shichi-Fukujin　七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck -
Ebisu, Daikoku . . .


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Tamausagi Gassan Yamagata

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Treasure Rabbit 玉兎 tama-usagi Gassan tamausagi 月山玉兎 Treasure Rabbit from Mount Gassan gyokuto 玉兎 The connection about the hare pounding rice in the moon has been told here: . The Hare in the Moon . On Mount Gassan in Yamagata, the hare is seen as a messenger of the deity. A man from Kyoto once had a dream. A white rabbit was guiding him up to the peak of Mount Gassan. Later he made a round white rabbit with the wish of "enman"　円満　, "everything going round and smooth". The white hare has been a talisman for bringing children in the family, keeping peace and having kind relations with others (enman). It is usually a papermachee doll, well liked for its roundness. There is also a rabbit riding on the moon (or ball) tamanori usagi, tama nori usagi 玉乗り兎 great earthquake - even the treasure rabbit is shaken . Japan after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 An old legend, told by Grandmother Makiko from Gassan: Once upon a time, a tired old man came to the mountain where a fox, a monkey and a rabbit lived peacefully. The fox quickly ran to the river, caught a fish and gave it to the man to eat. The monkey quickly climbed up a tree, collected some nuts and gave them to the man to eat. The rabbit hopped here and there, but came back with empty hands. The fox and the monkey reproached the poor rabbit. So the rabbit collected some dried branches, made a fire and jumped right into it. "Please, old man, eat me when I am cooked!" were his last words. The old man felt great pity for the poor rabbit and pointed his finger to the sky. And what do you know! The rabbit went straight up to the sky and placed himself in the moon. Now it looks as if a rabbit is pounding rice in the moon, but in fact, you know, the rabbit later turned to Buddha himself. - - - - - Or so they say. A similar legend is known in the Buddhist Sasajaataka (Jataka Tale 316), where a monkey, an otter, a jackal, and a rabbit resolved to practice charity on the day of the full moon (Uposatha), believing a demonstration of great virtue would earn a great reward. ©　More in the WIKIPEDIA ! - quote - Gyokuto 玉兎 ぎょくと TRANSLATION: jade rabbit ALTERNATE NAMES: tsuki no usagi, getto (moon rabbit) HABITAT: the moon DIET: unknown; presumably mochi ..... snip LEGENDS: The Japanese version of the Sanskrit tale appears in Konjaku monogatarishū. A fox, a monkey, and a rabbit were traveling in the mountains when they came across a shabby-looking old man lying along the road. The old man had collapsed from exhaustion while trying to cross the mountains. The three animals felt compassion for the old man, and tried to save him. The monkey gathered fruit and nuts from the trees, the fox gathered fish from the river, and they fed the old man. As hard as he tried, the rabbit, however, could not gather anything of value to give to the old man. Lamenting his uselessness, the rabbit asked the fox and monkey for help in building a fire. When the fire was built, the rabbit leaped into the flames so that his own body could be cooked and eaten by the old man. When the old man saw the rabbit’s act of compassion, he revealed his true form as Taishakuten, one of the lords of Heaven. Taishakuten lifted up the rabbit and placed it the moon, in order that all future generations could be inspired by the rabbit’s compassionate act. The reason it is sometimes difficult to see the rabbit in the moon is because of the smoke which still billows from the rabbits body, masking his form somewhat. - source : yokai.com/gyokuto - :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 Here is the legend from Mount Yahikoyama in Niigata 新潟県の西蒲原郡弥彦村 Yahiko Village from the shop Seigetsudo 誠月堂 at Mount Yahikoyama http://www.e-yahiko.com/omise/seigetu/seigetu.htm Once upon a time, at the sacred mount Yahikoyama, there lived many rabbits, messengers of the deity. Every day they came down from the mountain, hopped into the fields of the farmers at the foot of the mountain and ate their crops, causing a lot of damage. So the farmers were in great distress. The Deity of Mount Yahikoyama 彌彦大神 heared about this. He ordered the rabbits of the mountain to come to a meeting and told them not to damage the crops any more. The rabbits promised to behave in the future - and what do you know - the fields were not damaged any more. The farmers were very greatful to the Deity of Yahikosan. To show their greatfulness, they made round little ricecakes looking like the rabbits and offered them to the Deity. The Deity liked the sweet rabbit cakes very much and ate them all, mumbling "Beneficial Ricecakes" usachimochi 良幸餅（うさちもち）. (a pun of the sound, usagi mochi, rabbit ricecakes) And this is how they got the name here around Mount Yahikoyama. Later, when many pilgrims from Edo came to the village to climb the mountain, these cakes were sold as souvenirs and the farmers now had an extra income. A sweet made from Wasanbon sugar 和三盆 . Wasanbon 和三盆 Japanese Sugar ................................................................................. Yahiko tooroo matsuri 弥彦燈籠祭 (やひことうろうまつり) Yahiko lantern festival observance kigo for late summer At Yahiko shrine 弥彦神社 新潟県弥彦村 July 24 to 26 This festival has a history of more than 1000 years and is always visited from pilgrims far and near. The main event is on the 25th, with mikoshi parade and lantern parade at night. Children perform ritual dances on the kagura stage. Mount Yahiko san is about 600 meters high and most of it is part of the sacred shrine compound. The first building dates back to 711. The poetry anthology Manyo-shu already contains poems about this region. East of the shrine, about four kilometers down the road, there is a huge red torii gate, which was build in 1882. Nowadays, there is also a ropeway up to the top. . OBSERVANCES – SUMMER SAIJIKI . Nov. 1 - 24 Yahiko Kiku Festival 弥彦菊祭り　 Chrysanthemum festival Amulets from Yahiko Shrine 病気快癒御守 健康御守 子宝安産御守 受験合格御守 合格ハチマキ 交通安全 - 旅行安全御守 えんむすび御守 開運クリスタル御守 福ふくろう御守 干支鈴御守 ランドセル御守 schoolchild's satchel, Rucksack for children 開運鈴 large bell for good luck 破魔弓 祈願絵馬 さくら咲く御守 cherry blossom amulet source : www.iyahiko.or.jp A shrine treasure Chiken 知剣 Buddism sword of wisdom . Swords of Japan . Yahiko - The Four Seasons source : www.vill.yahiko.niigata.jp :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 Another famous doll from Gassan is the marineko, mari neko 鞠猫 cat on a temari ball . Temari 手鞠　手毬　toy balls . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . . . CLICK here for Photos ! . Reference . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 . The Hare in the Moon . The Rabbit pounding rice in the Moon Gakko Bosatsu 月光菩薩 (Moonlight Bosatsu) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 gyokuto 玉兎（ぎょくと）"treasure hare", treasure rabbit tsuki no usagi 月の兎（つきのうさぎ） heaven kigo for all autumn . . . . . 同じ時過ごす玉兎の夜となりぬ　　　　 onaji toki sugosu gyokuto no yo to narinu　　 we spend the same time the treasure rabbit and me tonight　　　　　　　　 Rein れいん http://shashin-haiku.jp/node/84616 . . . . . There is also a haiku poet called Oomura Gyokuto 大村玉兎 Omura Gyokuto ピノキオが絵本にもどる天の川 pinokio ga ehon ni modoru ama no gawa Pinocchio climbs back into his picture book - the Milky Way 椅子一つ足りないゲーム桜散る 足から老いだんだん赤い唐辛子 体重のおおかたは水花石榴 連弾のピアノ木の葉が降る音す . Reference .

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Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono
. The Three Holy Mountains of Dewa .


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