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From Shiromine-ji to Negoro-ji, I followed one of the few classic pilgrimage routes in Kagawa. There are old wells along the way and it is a nice pilgrimage route with a nice atmosphere.
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At the resting stop near Negoro-ji, there was a women-only henro hut and local children were offering sweets that they had saved up to buy for Osettai.
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Just when I was arriving at the temple, a group of tour pilgrims who were probably at Shiromine-ji arrived… so I took my time and took some pictures so that I could visit the temple after they finished their prayers.
The main gate was a bit unusual in that both the Nio statue and the starw sandals are placed on the front side.
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The stone wall next to the stairs leading to the main temple looked like a castle wall. The Taishi-do is unique with its vermilion color. And instead of approaching the main temple directly, I went through a corridor with so many Kannon statues.
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There was still a group of tour pilgrims praying at the main temple. They were quite many, so I felt it would be difficult to pray on my own pace unless they finish first.
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I finished to worship at the main temple and went towards Taishi-do, then I noticed that my Kongo-zue was not there where I put… Someone in the tour must have taken it by mistake, so I hurried to go down before they left.
One of elder lady took mine by mistake but she didn’t even apologize and just laughed at me… I was bit tired because of this accident 🙁
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Interesting thing at Negoro-ji was this statue of an ox demon, which was said to be a monster that ate people in this area in the past. What an amazing statue.
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Dedicated to | Senjyu-Kanzeon-Bosatsu (千手観世音菩薩) |
Founded by | Kobo-Daishi (弘法大師) |
Denomination | Tendai-sect (天台宗) |
Mantra | おん ばざらたらま きりく そわか On Bazaratarama Kiriku Sowaka |
Next temple | No.83 Ichinomiya-ji (11.9 Km away) |
Previous temple | No.81 Shiromine-ji (5.0 Km away) |
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