【成田山新勝寺のキホン】
＜１０８０年以上の歴史をもつ真言宗智山派（ちざんは）の大本山＞
開山は平安時代のてんぎょう３年（９４０）。平将門（たいらのまさかど）の乱の天平（てんへい）を祈願し、寛朝大僧正（かんちょうだいそうじょう）によって開かれた。
＜年間１０００万人以上が参拝＞
良縁成就から出世祈願まで多彩なご利益があるとされ、それぞれの願い事に合う祈祷やお守りを受けられる。
＜ご本尊、不動明王（ふどうみょうおう）＞
苦悩するすべての者を救い、人はもちろん鬼ですら見捨てず叱り、さとし、導く仏道の守護尊。
＜世に２つだけの不動明王像＞
こちらの御本尊と、大本山成田山新勝寺の「平和の大塔」に安置される主尊像は、大きさは３倍ほど異なりますが姿形はまるで同じ。実はどちらも京都の大仏師が同時期に、同一画面で造仏しており、先に作られた法輪寺の像は、新勝寺の巨象の原型、もしくは試金石の像といわれています。完成後に新勝寺にて入魂開眼され、その日のうちにこの寺へ迎えられました。
なんと西脇市に、全国参拝者数ランキング２位のあの成田山新勝寺の分社が。不動明王様（成田山新勝寺）と閻魔大王様（奈良の長谷寺の法起院）は、結構お気に入り。この法輪寺さんのおかげで、ネズミ年の守り本尊・千手観音菩薩（せんじゅかんのんぼさつ）、御真言を知れました。
成田山新勝寺は、テレビで芸能人の方が、豆まきやってるの毎年やってますよね。今年は、大の里さん出てましたね。
前回、東京行った時は、東京スカイツリーがメインだったので、次、東京行った時は、箱根温泉拠点に、高尾山、赤坂の日枝神社、成田山新勝寺、ディズニー観光したいなぁと思ってます。
法輪寺さんの帰りよく行くSPA行って帰ってきました。
【The Basics of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple】
＜The head temple of the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism, boasting over 1,080 years of history＞
The temple was founded in 940 during the Heian period. It was established by kantyou daishoujyou to pray for the end of the rebellion led by Taira no Masakado.
＜Over 10 million visitors annually＞
It is said to offer diverse blessings, from finding a good marriage to advancing one’s career, and visitors can receive prayers and amulets tailored to their specific wishes.
＜The Principal Image, Fudō Myōō＞
The guardian deity of the Buddha’s path, who saves all beings in distress, never abandoning even demons, but instead admonishing, guiding, and leading them.
＜The Only Two Statues of Fudō Myōō in the World＞
This principal image and the principal statue enshrined in the Great Pagoda of Peace at the head temple Naritasan Shinshō-ji differ in size by about threefold, yet their form and appearance are utterly identical. In fact, both were sculpted by Kyoto’s master Buddha sculptors during the same period, within the same artistic tradition. The statue at Hōrin-ji, created earlier, is said to have served as the prototype or trial model for the colossal elephant at Shinshō-ji. After its completion, it underwent the soul-consecration and eye-opening ceremony at Shinshō-ji Temple, and was welcomed to this temple on the very same day.
Would you believe it, Nishiwaki City is home to a branch temple of Naritasan Shinshoji—the temple ranked second nationwide for visitor numbers. Fudō Myōō (Naritasan Shinshōji Temple) and Enma Daimyō (Hōkiji Temple, Hasedera, Nara) are rather favourites of mine. Thanks to this Hōrin-ji temple, I learnt the protective deity for the Year of the Rat, senjyu Kannon bosatsu, and its sacred mantra.
Naritasan Shinshōji holds its bean-throwing ceremony every year, doesn’t it, with celebrities appearing on television? This year, oono sato appeared, didn’t he?
Last time I visited Tokyo, the Tokyo Skytree was the main attraction, so next time I go to Tokyo, I’d like to base myself in Hakone Onsen and visit Mount Takao, Hie Shrine in Akasaka, Naritasan Shinshoji, and Disneyland.
