Togakushi Shrine
The Togakushi Shrine (戸隠神社 Togakushi Jinja?) is a Shinto shrine in Togakushi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is located at the base of Mount Togakushi (1,904 metres (6,247 ft)) within Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park.[1] Togakushi Shrine consists of five shrines, known as the lower, middle, and upper shrine area (Togakushi Hōkō-sha, Hino-miko-sha, Togakushi Chū-sha, Togakushi Oku-sha and Kuzuryu-sha respectively), each area about 2 km apart.
The approach to the upper shrine is known for its natural beauty, lined with over 300 majestic old Cryptomeria trees.
and Kuzuryu-sha beside Oku-sha, the establishment than Oku-sha stale, age is unknown. Also the meaning of the name of the Kuzuryu is Nine-Heads-Dragons, Dragon is calling Rain, Togakushi village has abundant spring water from mountains.
- The Hōkō-sha (lower shrine) is to a female patron god, God protecting maternity, God of academic life, sewing
- The Hino-miko-sha is God of fire and the performing arts
- The Chū-sha (middle shrine) is God of wisdom
- The Oku-sha (Upper shrine) is God's marvelous threw rocks
- The Kuzuryu-sha is God of rain and Landowner God of Togakushi-villages
In all Five shrine locations, Togakushi-villages.
Around five shrine and pilgrimage certification seal gosyuin to get things possible.
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History
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oku-sha is BC 210, at least one theory, The Emperor AD 684, made the map and Built a temporary building.
AD 849 and being monks "Gakumon" that began in the Oku-sha.
Togakushi shrine mastering flourishing pilgrimage for eight centuries later, 3000 one temple was located.
33 Cave on Mt. togakushi, pilgrims devoted to prayer in the cave.
Core cave in Oku-sha. Oku-sha building continued into the cave's secret inside the caves.
Its name was ranked with the Ise-jingu Shrine, koya-san Temple and Hiei-ｚan Temples.
(TogakushisanKansyuinKenkou-ji) was the formal name of the togakushi Temple.
Two major Esoteric Buddhist sects, Singon-sect and Tendai-sect fought against the hegemony Togakushi Temple,Eventually the Singon-sect cause lost the case, left the Togakushi
Togakushi shrine was changed to the shrine from the Temple Ordinance of the 19th century Government separation "Shinbutsu bunri"," Haibutsu kishaku","Shinbutsu bunri(Shinto- shrine)".
It was common for temples and shrines are not split up until the 19th century in Japan to be the same place.
Until the 19th century was dedicated to "Avalokiteśvara".
Togakushi shrine to shrine migrate relatively smoothly from the temple. Seems little damage to the buildings and statues. Also statue was housed in the temple was moved to the nearby temple.
But many separation Decree at the time with the destructive action harsher studied thoroughly, By the privilege of priests until it was increasingly frustrated people.
See also
References
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External links
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