Yadera is a sub-temple of the Shingon sect whose main temple is Kongo-san Kofuku-ji (Yadera) in Yamato Province; the Teramachi branch temple in Kyoto is widely known. The principal image Jizo Bosatsu is called 'Daijuku Jizo' (Jizo who bears suffering on behalf of others), and faith has grown around the image of Jizo entering the flames of hell himself to rescue the dead — taking on others' sufferi…
Yadera (Teramachi) is a sub-temple of the Shingon sect, affiliated with the head temple Kongo-san Kofuku-ji (Yadera) in Yamato Province (present-day Nara Prefecture). The Kyoto branch temple is traditionally said to have been founded in 1003. From the late Heian period through the Kamakura period, d…
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Safe delivery, conception, child protection. Traditions tied to Empress Jingu, Konohanasakuya-hime, Suitengu, and Kishimojin.
Derived from the enshrined deity "地蔵菩薩(代受苦地蔵)"
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