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Houraiji templo
Houraiji es un templo budista del budismo Shingon, una importante escuela de budismo japonés, y se encuentra a unos 30 km al noreste de la ciudad de Toyohashi.
El templo está cerca de la cima del monte Houraiji (684 metros de altura). Así las tierras son empinadas y cubiertas de bosques.
Fue fundada en 702.
Y desde el 13 hasta siglo 19, este templo se había desarrollado bajo la égida de los gobiernos.
En 1651, Toshoguu Santuario consagrar Ieyasu Tokugawa, el fundador del gobierno de Edo, como un dios, fue construido.
Así que la ruta rama para hacer una peregrinación desde la ruta Tokaido fue creado, y muchos adoradores visitó aquí.
A finales del siglo 19, esta zona se convirtió en el principal de la ermita por la política gubernamental.
Sólo se permitió una pequeña zona para el templo, pero el templo había disminuido.
En 1915, el principal templo fue destruido por el fuego, pero fue reconstruido en 1974.
En esta montaña, sólo hay Toshoguu Santuario, templo principal reconstruida y algunos edificios antiguos.
La ruta principal al templo es desde el pie al suroeste de la montaña.
A lo largo del enfoque a través de la pequeña ciudad del templo, hay algunos huéspedes japonesas y tiendas.
Pero tienes que subir 1425 escalones de piedra de allí al templo.
Si viaja en coche de alquiler, la calle se llama Houraiji Park Way lleva a los alrededores del templo, de Yuya complejo de aguas termales al pie oriental de la montaña.
Una ruta de senderismo que pasa a través de los templos, Toshogu, la cima del monte Houraiji y algunos observatorios se establezca. La longitud es de unos 3 km, pero es el senderismo recorrido ondulado.
En el templo de la ciudad, hay Horaijisan Museo de Ciencias Naturales.
Introduce los animales y plantas que habitan en el monte Houraiji.
Desde tiempos antiguos, la gente había escuchado algún canto de un pájaro "peros-pou-sou" alrededor del Monte Houraiji.
En japonés, "peros" significa menas "Buda", "hou" (pou) "La enseñanza de Buda", y "sou" significa "sacerdote". Se les llama los tres tesoros del budismo.
En 1935, por fin, que resultó ser la canción del japonés autillo.
Un autillo japonesa rellena se muestra en el museo.
Adicionalmente, se señala como el ave símbolo de la Prefectura de Aichi.
Yuya complejo termal está a lo largo Hourai Gorge formada por el río Ure.
Es un antiguo manantial abierto hace unos 1.300 años, y hay una docena de hoteles y huéspedes japonesas.
¿Cómo llegar a aquí
Por ferrocarril
Para Houraiji (Ciudad de los templos), bajar en la estación Hon-Nagashino en JR Iida Line. Desde Toyohashi, unos 38 minutos en limitada express "Inaji", alrededor de 1 hora en tren de cercanías.
Luego de autobús de ruta, de unos 8 minutos de la estación Hon-Nagashino.
Para Yuya complejo de aguas termales, bajar en la estación onsen-Yuya en JR Iida Line. Desde Toyohashi, a unos 45 minutos en expreso limitado "Inaji", alrededor de 1 hora y 10 minutos en tren de cercanías.
En coche
Ejecutar en autopista Tomei, y salir en Toyokawa Salir. Cerca de 28 km de allí.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/shritemp/horaiji.html
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Horaiji Temple on Mt Horaiji (鳳来寺 東照宮) by Paco Barberá
Houraiji templo
Houraiji es un templo budista del budismo Shingon, una importante escuela de budismo japonés, y se encuentra a unos 30 km al noreste de la ciudad de Toyohashi.
El templo está cerca de la cima del monte Houraiji (684 metros de altura). Así las tierras son empinadas y cubiertas de bosques.
Fue fundada en 702.
Y desde el 13 hasta siglo 19, este templo se había desarrollado bajo la égida de los gobiernos.
En 1651, Toshoguu Santuario consagrar Ieyasu Tokugawa, el fundador del gobierno de Edo, como un dios, fue construido.
Así que la ruta rama para hacer una peregrinación desde la ruta Tokaido fue creado, y muchos adoradores visitó aquí.
A finales del siglo 19, esta zona se convirtió en el principal de la ermita por la política gubernamental.
Sólo se permitió una pequeña zona para el templo, pero el templo había disminuido.
En 1915, el principal templo fue destruido por el fuego, pero fue reconstruido en 1974.
En esta montaña, sólo hay Toshoguu Santuario, templo principal reconstruida y algunos edificios antiguos.
La ruta principal al templo es desde el pie al suroeste de la montaña.
A lo largo del enfoque a través de la pequeña ciudad del templo, hay algunos huéspedes japonesas y tiendas.
Pero tienes que subir 1425 escalones de piedra de allí al templo.
Si viaja en coche de alquiler, la calle se llama Houraiji Park Way lleva a los alrededores del templo, de Yuya complejo de aguas termales al pie oriental de la montaña.
Una ruta de senderismo que pasa a través de los templos, Toshogu, la cima del monte Houraiji y algunos observatorios se establezca. La longitud es de unos 3 km, pero es el senderismo recorrido ondulado.
En el templo de la ciudad, hay Horaijisan Museo de Ciencias Naturales.
Introduce los animales y plantas que habitan en el monte Houraiji.
Desde tiempos antiguos, la gente había escuchado algún canto de un pájaro "peros-pou-sou" alrededor del Monte Houraiji.
En japonés, "peros" significa menas "Buda", "hou" (pou) "La enseñanza de Buda", y "sou" significa "sacerdote". Se les llama los tres tesoros del budismo.
En 1935, por fin, que resultó ser la canción del japonés autillo.
Un autillo japonesa rellena se muestra en el museo.
Adicionalmente, se señala como el ave símbolo de la Prefectura de Aichi.
Yuya complejo termal está a lo largo Hourai Gorge formada por el río Ure.
Es un antiguo manantial abierto hace unos 1.300 años, y hay una docena de hoteles y huéspedes japonesas.
¿Cómo llegar a aquí
Por ferrocarril
Para Houraiji (Ciudad de los templos), bajar en la estación Hon-Nagashino en JR Iida Line. Desde Toyohashi, unos 38 minutos en limitada express "Inaji", alrededor de 1 hora en tren de cercanías.
Luego de autobús de ruta, de unos 8 minutos de la estación Hon-Nagashino.
Para Yuya complejo de aguas termales, bajar en la estación onsen-Yuya en JR Iida Line. Desde Toyohashi, a unos 45 minutos en expreso limitado "Inaji", alrededor de 1 hora y 10 minutos en tren de cercanías.
En coche
Ejecutar en autopista Tomei, y salir en Toyokawa Salir. Cerca de 28 km de allí.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/shritemp/horaiji.html
Houraiji templo
Houraiji es un templo budista del budismo Shingon, una importante escuela de budismo japonés, y se encuentra a unos 30 km al noreste de la ciudad de Toyohashi.
El templo está cerca de la cima del monte Houraiji (684 metros de altura). Así las tierras son empinadas y cubiertas de bosques.
Fue fundada en 702.
Y desde el 13 hasta siglo 19, este templo se había desarrollado bajo la égida de los gobiernos.
En 1651, Toshoguu Santuario consagrar Ieyasu Tokugawa, el fundador del gobierno de Edo, como un dios, fue construido.
Así que la ruta rama para hacer una peregrinación desde la ruta Tokaido fue creado, y muchos adoradores visitó aquí.
A finales del siglo 19, esta zona se convirtió en el principal de la ermita por la política gubernamental.
Sólo se permitió una pequeña zona para el templo, pero el templo había disminuido.
En 1915, el principal templo fue destruido por el fuego, pero fue reconstruido en 1974.
En esta montaña, sólo hay Toshoguu Santuario, templo principal reconstruida y algunos edificios antiguos.
La ruta principal al templo es desde el pie al suroeste de la montaña.
A lo largo del enfoque a través de la pequeña ciudad del templo, hay algunos huéspedes japonesas y tiendas.
Pero tienes que subir 1425 escalones de piedra de allí al templo.
Si viaja en coche de alquiler, la calle se llama Houraiji Park Way lleva a los alrededores del templo, de Yuya complejo de aguas termales al pie oriental de la montaña.
Una ruta de senderismo que pasa a través de los templos, Toshogu, la cima del monte Houraiji y algunos observatorios se establezca. La longitud es de unos 3 km, pero es el senderismo recorrido ondulado.
En el templo de la ciudad, hay Horaijisan Museo de Ciencias Naturales.
Introduce los animales y plantas que habitan en el monte Houraiji.
Desde tiempos antiguos, la gente había escuchado algún canto de un pájaro "peros-pou-sou" alrededor del Monte Houraiji.
En japonés, "peros" significa menas "Buda", "hou" (pou) "La enseñanza de Buda", y "sou" significa "sacerdote". Se les llama los tres tesoros del budismo.
En 1935, por fin, que resultó ser la canción del japonés autillo.
Un autillo japonesa rellena se muestra en el museo.
Adicionalmente, se señala como el ave símbolo de la Prefectura de Aichi.
Yuya complejo termal está a lo largo Hourai Gorge formada por el río Ure.
Es un antiguo manantial abierto hace unos 1.300 años, y hay una docena de hoteles y huéspedes japonesas.
¿Cómo llegar a aquí
Por ferrocarril
Para Houraiji (Ciudad de los templos), bajar en la estación Hon-Nagashino en JR Iida Line. Desde Toyohashi, unos 38 minutos en limitada express "Inaji", alrededor de 1 hora en tren de cercanías.
Luego de autobús de ruta, de unos 8 minutos de la estación Hon-Nagashino.
Para Yuya complejo de aguas termales, bajar en la estación onsen-Yuya en JR Iida Line. Desde Toyohashi, a unos 45 minutos en expreso limitado "Inaji", alrededor de 1 hora y 10 minutos en tren de cercanías.
En coche
Ejecutar en autopista Tomei, y salir en Toyokawa Salir. Cerca de 28 km de allí.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/shritemp/horaiji.html
Tales of Mystic Mountain: The Legend of the Levitating Tales of Mystic Mountain: The Legend of the Levitating
Monk of Mt Monk of Mt Horaiji Horaiji
Houraiji templo Houraiji es un templo budista del budismo Shingon, una importante escuela de budismo japons, y se encuentra a unos ! km al noreste de la ciudad de Toyohashi" #l templo est$ cerca de la cima del monte Houraiji %&'( metros de altura)" *s+ las tierras son empinadas y cubiertas de bos,ues" -ue fundada en .!/" 0 desde el 1 hasta siglo 12, este templo se hab+a desarrollado bajo la gida de los gobiernos" #n 1&31, Toshoguu Santuario consagrar 4eyasu Tokuga5a, el fundador del gobierno de #do, como un dios, fue construido" *s+ ,ue la ruta rama para hacer una peregrinaci6n desde la ruta Tokaido fue creado, y muchos adoradores visit6 a,u+" * 7nales del siglo 12, esta 8ona se convirti6 en el principal de la ermita por la pol+tica gubernamental" S6lo se permiti6 una pe,ue9a 8ona para el templo, pero el templo hab+a disminuido" #n 1213, el principal templo fue destruido por el fuego, pero fue reconstruido en 12.(" #n esta monta9a, s6lo hay Toshoguu Santuario, templo principal reconstruida y algunos edi7cios antiguos" La ruta principal al templo es desde el pie al suroeste de la monta9a" * lo largo del enfo,ue a travs de la pe,ue9a ciudad del templo, hay algunos huspedes japonesas y tiendas" :ero tienes ,ue subir 1(/3 escalones de piedra de all+ al templo" Si viaja en coche de al,uiler, la calle se llama Houraiji :ark ;ay lleva a los alrededores del templo, de 0uya complejo de aguas termales al pie oriental de la monta9a" <na ruta de senderismo ,ue pasa a travs de los templos, Toshogu, la cima del monte Houraiji y algunos observatorios se estable8ca" La longitud es de unos km, pero es el senderismo recorrido ondulado" #n el templo de la ciudad, hay Horaijisan Museo de =iencias >aturales" 4ntroduce los animales y plantas ,ue habitan en el monte Houraiji" ?esde tiempos antiguos, la gente hab+a escuchado alg@n canto de un p$jaro AperosBpouBsouA alrededor del Monte Houraiji" #n japons, AperosA signi7ca menas ACudaA, AhouA %pou) ALa ense9an8a de CudaA, y AsouA signi7ca AsacerdoteA" Se les llama los tres tesoros del budismo" #n 123, por 7n, ,ue result6 ser la canci6n del japons autillo" <n autillo japonesa rellena se muestra en el museo" *dicionalmente, se se9ala como el ave s+mbolo de la :refectura de *ichi" 0uya complejo termal est$ a lo largo Hourai Dorge formada por el r+o <re" #s un antiguo manantial abierto hace unos 1"!! a9os, y hay una docena de hoteles y huspedes japonesas" E=6mo llegar a a,u+ :or ferrocarril :ara Houraiji %=iudad de los templos), bajar en la estaci6n HonB>agashino en FG 4ida Line" ?esde Toyohashi, unos ' minutos en limitada eHpress A4najiA, alrededor de 1 hora en tren de cercan+as" Luego de autob@s de ruta, de unos ' minutos de la estaci6n HonB>agashino" :ara 0uya complejo de aguas termales, bajar en la estaci6n onsenB0uya en FG 4ida Line" ?esde Toyohashi, a unos (3 minutos en eHpreso limitado A4najiA, alrededor de 1 hora y 1! minutos en tren de cercan+as" #n coche #jecutar en autopista Tomei, y salir en Toyoka5a Salir" =erca de /' km de all+" http:II555"jnto"go"jpIengIlocationIspotIshritempIhoraiji"h tml Horaiji Temple on Mt Horaiji % ) 4t is said that 1,!! years ago, on the peaks of Mt Horai lived an ascetic monk and hermit called Gishu" *ccording to temple tradition, Gishu founded the Horaiji Temple in .!" ;ith the 5inding stone staircase temple approach of 1,(/3 steps and surrounding primeval 5ood of cryptomeria cedars, and cypresses, the mountain is a magni7cently mystical setting for mountain ascetic practitioners" 4t has been a popular spot for pilgrimages, especially during the #do :eriod" Mikawa Province, Horaiji Temple by Ando Hiroshige. The Temple belongs to the Shingon Cuddhist sect, but its founding by the obscure mystic Gishu ineHplicably sho5s dates that are earlier than the late 'th century origin of of Shingon Cuddhism usually attributed to the more famous monk Jukai" Horaiji Temple (Photo courtesy o TripAdvisor! Local legends cast a pall of mystery over the mountain templeKs early background" Celo5 is a conLated story from t5o accounts of the origins of the miracle hotsprings of 0uya valley as 5ell as the founding of Horaiji Temple" The Legend of the Levitating Monk *round 1!! years ago, a Cuddhist monk named Gishu 5as said to have happily discovered a natural hot spring bubbling to the surface of the 0uya valley in 5hat is todayKs *ichi prefecture" Gishu according to some accounts, 5as at the time already residing in the mountains 5hen the (/nd #mperor of Fapan 5hom 5e kno5 to be #mperor Mommu and 5ho 5as very ill at the time"" Trained in the Cuddhist arts of healing, Gishu 5as called upon to 7nd a cure for the #mperor and supernaturally carried a5ay by a phoeniH to the royal palace" *t the palace, the monk 5orked hard for 1. days and the #mperor successfully made a full recovery" *s a re5ard for his 5ork, the monk 5as allo5ed to establish the Horaiji Temple %5hich means M:hoeniH =ome TempleK) in the mountains above the 0uya hotsprings" This photo o Horaiji Temple is courtesy o TripAdvisor >o5, d5elling on the peak of Mt Horai didnKt make it particularly convenient for Gishu to visit the hotsprings that he so favored" So he levitated his 5ay do5n the mountain" S5ooping po5erfully do5n from the peaks of &'(mBhigh Mt" Horaiji like a kyarobinga, and yet gracefully poised like an apsara 5ith his robes gracefully Lapping around him and all the 5hile playing his Lute, 5as ho5 Gishu 5ould visit the hot spring 5aters near the <re Giver" This unusual method of travel and the holy monkKs fre,uent dips made such an impression on the locals, that they thought it opportune to open bathhouses there, in the belief that these 5ould be 5aters 5ith magical healing po5ers" >o5 thereKs a tale that could have given a movie such as =rouching Tiger, Hidden ?ragon a run for their money" Modern pilgrims today still visit the mysterious mountain maybe supposing the place to be still infused of magic and the supernatural N locals say the local birds %Fapanese scops o5ls) chant paeans to Cuddhism in the late spring and summer: OCuPQ %Cuddha), O:oPQ %sutra), and OSoPQ %priest)" *nd tourists and pilgrims still visit as 5ell the hotsprings in 0uya Ralley for its medicinal 5aters that are reputed to cure everything from rashes to cancer" "uddhist steles that guide and protect travelers on their pilgrims up the mountain SSS ;as there really a hermit monk GishuT *ccording to tradition, the founding of the Horaiji Temple is associated 5ith Shingon Cuddhism and 5ith the historical 7gure (/nd #mperor Mommu %&'U.!.), as 5ell as the fact that 0akushi mystic cults 5ere proliferating %see pp" 3&(B3&. *ncient Cuddhism in Fapan), and temples tended to be associated 5ith 0akushiBcults eHactly around this time N all appear corroborate the eHistence of an ascetic hermetic monk such as Gishu around the turn of the 'th century" The more fanciful embellishments of GishuKs character, and the crediting him 5ith 5i8ardBlike po5ers, appear to be consistent 5ith the activity of the popular 0akushi =ults in an *ge of Mysticism" The account of the founding at .! of a 0akushiB>yorai venerating temple s,uares 5ell 5ith historical events thus in recorded in %see pp" 3&(B3&. *ncient Cuddhism in Fapan V Sutras and =eremonies in use in the seventh and eighth centuries *"?" and their history in later times: #$n A.%. &'( ()$$ *+!, when the ,mperor Mommu was ill, a great amnesty was granted throughout the ,mpire, a hundred men were caused to become monks, and order was given- or the monks to be sent to the provinces. %uring A.%. &'( ((nd year o Mommu Tenno, $$ ('! #Provincial Masters- (kokushi, were appointed in all the provinces., in A.%. /01 (*'th month!, this sutra was e2pounded in the Palace, evidently in order to cure the ,mperor Temmu, who died the ollowing year ($) 3!. 4ther sutras used or this purpose were the 5akushikyo (/0/, 6 (7!, the 8onkwomyokyo (/0/, 6lll 0! and the 8wannongyd (/0/, 6$$ (0, 6$$ (!9 vegetarian entertainments o monks, penitential services (kekwa!, oerings, dedication o a hundred 8wannon images general amnesty, everything was done in vain to save the ,mperor:s lie. As seen above (;h. $, < *'!, in A.%. /0/ (6 (7! #the ,mperor Temmu:s body was ill at ease. Accordingly the 5akushikyo was e2pounded in the Temple o 8awara, and a retreat (ango! was held within the Palace-.: As to the 5akushi= kekwa or #>ites o >epentance in worship o the Healing "uddha- not only 5akushi=kekwa were practised in all ?ihongi, ;h. 22i2, p. 17*9 Aston $$, p. +&/. @hoku ?ihongi, ;h. vhi, p. *(+.5akushi=kekwa. 113 "uddhist temples o the ;apital and Home provinces and in all #pure places o renowned mountains-, but also seven 5akushi images, / shaku + sun high, and seven copies o the 5akushikyo (each o one chapter! were made in the capital and in all the provinces. . The son o ,mperor Mommu A #@homu Tenno was also a devout worshipper o "haishajyaguru, Be learn rom the above acts that in the eighth century and in the Crst hal o the ninth the Hosso priests, and thenceorward during many centuries those o the mystic branch o the Tendai sect were the principal worshippers o 5akushi ?yorai.- Sacred to the 5orship of Horaiji Temple is the 0akushiB >yorai %the Healing Cuddha) a"k"a" the Cuddha of the Master of Medicine)" 0akushiB>yorai 5as among the 7rst of the Cuddhist forms or representations to arrive %the other being Miroku) in the &th century from the mainland continent, and he ,uickly became popular throughout Fapan as a po5erful deity 5ho could cure sickness and eliminate earthly sufferingU 0akushi remains one of the most cherished Cuddhist 7gures in Fapan today" 0akushiKs full name is 0akushirurikW , 5hich means Medicine Master o Dapis DaEuli >adiance" The practice of venerating the OMedicine CuddhaQ in Fapan is traceable to >orth5est 4ndia, via =hina 5hich had practised a sini7ed form of Chaiajyaguru, an 4ndian bodhisattva 5ho had achieved Cuddhahood, to become the Cuddha of the eastern realm of RaidXryanirbhYsa, or O:ure Lapis La8uliQS" The Medicine Cuddha is often depicted 5ith a lapisBcolored jar of medicine nectar in his left hand and in the related sutra, he is also described by his aura of lapis la8uliBcolored light" Sanskrit manuscripts of the ChaiajyaguruvaiXryaprabhYrYja SXtra have been found at Dilgit, :akistan prior to the .th century and also at a Camiyan monastery, *fghanistan, in the .th century =# U attesting to the popularity of the Medicine Cuddha in the ancient north5est 4ndian kingdom of DandhYra as 5ell as in :akistan and *fghanistan" The same mystical tendencies seen in 4ndia, Tibet and =hina 5ere also evident in Fapan 5ith 0akushi cults" Ceginning in the .th century in Fapan, 0akushi, the Medicine Cuddha, became the center of the devotion of the earliest temples, %most belonging to the Tendai and Shingon sects), around Jyoto, >ara and the Jinki region" ?evotees recite the mantra of the Medicine Cuddha to overcome mental, physical and spiritual sickness 0akushi 5as prayed to not only for relief from illness and suffering, but also invoked often in the traditional memorial services for the dead" The ChaiajyaguruvaiXryaprabhYrYja SXtra states: # Bherever this sutra circulates or wherever there are sentient beings who hold ast to the name o the Medicine "uddha F5akushi "uddhaG and respectully make oerings to him, whether in villages, towns, kingdoms or in the wilderness, we Fthe Twelve HeneralsG will all protect them. Be will release them rom all suering and calamities and see to it that all their wishes are ulClled The 0akushi Cuddha 5as venerated by many po5erful men including Takeda Shingen, a daimyo of the 1&th century, as 5ell as Tokuga5a 4eyasu, po5erful shogun of the 1.th century" Toshogu shrine *part from Horaiji Temple, the Toshogu Shrine also stands venerated on the slopes of the Horaiji mountain, a ToshoB gu Shrine built in the 1.th century by the third shogun Tokuga5a 4emitsu for his father, 4eyasu, to the east of the main temple" The interior 5alls of ToshoBgu are decorated 5ith elaborate carvings that resemble those in ToshoBgu Shrine in >ikko, Tochigi" The religious site is said to have been particularly venerated by the Tokuga5a family, upon Tokuga5a 4eyasuKs motherKs conception of her son after praying there" Cut the inLuence of the temple declined after the midB12th century 5ith the end of the samurai rule of Fapan" The main building of Horaiji burnt do5n many times, the eHtant building 5as completed in Sho5a (2" ?io=mon (#%eva 8ing Hate- Today, the main historic relics that remain of the sacred site are the sanctuary, >ioBmon %O?eva Jing DateQ), bell to5er, ZkunoBin %inner shrine), JoBdo %small hall), and t5o small anneHes" Ho5ever, the discovery of ancient ritual relics such as an old mirror is thought to substantiate the actual anti,uity of the site as a historical spot for pilgrimsK and asceticsK rituals and provide evidence of human inhabitation on the mountain since early times" This photo of Horaiji Temple is courtesy of Trip*dvisor Deology and environs of the mountain Mt Horaiji, located on the southern edge of dormant volcanos in Zkumika5a, Shinshiro, *ichi :refecture" -ormed by volcanic lava /! to 13 million years ago, the mountain consists of dacite, pitchstone and so on" The mountain is famous as a habitat for scops o5ls, and at the end of a rigorous climb to the top of the mountain, the panoramic vie5 of the forested hills of the #ast Mika5a :lain stretching all the 5ay to Mika5a Cay" Risitors 5ill combine their temple pilgrimage 5ith a visit to the 0uya Znsen, a popular rustic hotspring resort in the 1'th century 3 km" Zr they 5ill 5ant to hike the beautiful prefectural park and for the spectacular autumn colours of the *ichi Jenmin no Mori in early >ovember, all 5ithin easy 5alking distance of FG 0uya Znsen station" Many campsites are to be found %eg" the Jenmin no Mori campground nearby the 0uya Znsen station) as 5ell as the 0outh Travel Rillage at the base of Mt" Horaiji %5hich offers tents and bungalo5s, as 5ell as auto camping sites)" Risiting Mt Horai and Horaiji Temple Location and address: HoraiBji located in HoraiBcho, *ichi :refecture" *ddress: 1 Horaiji, Jadoya, ShinshiroBshi, *ichi %Jadoyama Shinshiro, *ichi :refecture, ((1B12((, Shinshiro Sightseeing *ssociation) *dmission -ee: -ree in the temple precincts ?irections -rom Tokyo : [Gail\ /h 13 min to Toyohashi Station by FG Tokaido Shinkansen Line" 3 min from Toyohashi to HonB >agashinoBjo Station by FG 4ida Line %limited eHpress), and 1! min from the station to Horaiji by bus" -rom the Horaiji Stop, a (!Bmin" 5alk -rom Zsaka : [Gail\ 1h /! min from ShinBZsaka to Toyohashi Station by Shinkansen" -rom Toyohashi Station, southeast of >agoya on the Tokaido main line, take the FG 4ida line to 0uya Znsen station %about .! minutes by local train, or (& minutes on the 4naji limited eHpress)" -or Horaiji, eHit at Honnagashino station instead, then board the %infre,uent) Toyotetsu bus to either the Horaiji stop %an easy 13B minute 5alk to the temple) or the village at the base of the Horaiji staircase" S >ote on the signi7cance of Lapis La8uli: OThe most distinctive eature o this Medicine "uddha is his color, the deep blue o lapis laEuli. This precious stone has been greatly priEed by Asian and ,uropean cultures or more than si2 thousand years and, until relatively recently, its ornamental value was on a par with, or even e2ceeded, that o the diamond. An aura o mystery surrounds this gemstone, perhaps because o its principal mines are located in the remote "adakshan region o northeast Aghanistan, an all=but=inaccessible area located behind the Hindu 8ush. 4ne commentator has written, #the Cnest specimens o lapis, intensely blue with speckled waves and swirls o shining gold=colored pyrite, resemble the night aglow with myriads o stars.- Traditionally this beautiul stone was used to symboliEe that which is pure or rare"Q U Medicine Cuddha and Tibetan Medicine Sources and references: HouraijiBsan Mt Horaiji %>4::Z>BJ4=H4) Horaiji Temple %Fapan >ational Tourist Zrgani8ation) TenryuBZkuBMika5a ]uasiB>ational :ark by ?aniel Simmons ;hatKs <p *ichi : The Healing ;aters of 0uya, The Healing 4ssue /&, *utumn /!1/ is a :ublication of The *ichi :refectural Dovernment San -rancisco Zf7ce Chaiajyaguru %;ikipedia) Horaiji Toshogu >ational Treasure Shingon Cuddhism %;ikipedia) Shingon Cuddhism by ?avid Moreton *ncient Cuddhism in Fapan V S<TG*S *>? =#G#MZ>4#S 4> <S# 4> TH# S#R#>TH *>? #4DHTH =#>T<G4#S *"?" *>? TH#4G H4STZG0 4> L*T#G T4M#S by ?r" M" ;" ?e Risser ShingonBshu %Shingon Cuddhism) The Adhyardhasatika Prajnaparamita is one o the most inIuential and revered scriptures in ,ast=Asian esoteric "uddhism. 8nown as the >ishukyM, this sktra, in its ;hinese version by Amoghavajra, has been or centuries been at the core o the @hingon liturgy in Japan. $ts @anskrit te2t, however, was known until recently only through a ragmentary ;entral=Asian manuscript studied by ,rnst Deumann in early twentieth century. This volume presents a critical edition o the Adhyardhasatika based on the a newly available photocopy, kept at the ;hina Tibetology >esearch ;enter ("eijing!, o a newly available @anskrit manuscript rom Tibet. Also edited in this volume is the Tibetan version o the te2t, Kes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa:i tshul brgya lna bcu pa, using ourteen e2emplars o 8anjur and a %unhuang manuscript. The introduction to the edition includes a survey o previous studies o on the Adhyardhasatika, a description o the materials used, as well as remarks on the distinctive eatures o the @anskrit te2t. @ee (sourceL Austrian Academy o @ciences! o @anskrit Te2ts rom the Tibetan Autonomous >egion 1 (''3, ca. )6$$$M*'' @eiten, (7N*1,1cm, broschiert Tales of Mystic Mountain: The Legend of the Levitating Tales of Mystic Mountain: The Legend of the Levitating Monk of Mt Monk of Mt Horaiji Horaiji Horaiji Temple on Mt Horaiji % ) 4t is said that 1,!! years ago, on the peaks of Mt Horai lived an ascetic monk and hermit called Gishu" *ccording to temple tradition, Gishu founded the Horaiji Temple in .!" ;ith the 5inding stone staircase temple approach of 1,(/3 steps and surrounding primeval 5ood of cryptomeria cedars, and cypresses, the mountain is a magni7cently mystical setting for mountain ascetic practitioners" 4t has been a popular spot for pilgrimages, especially during the #do :eriod" Mikawa Province, Horaiji Temple by Ando Hiroshige. The Temple belongs to the Shingon Cuddhist sect, but its founding by the obscure mystic Gishu ineHplicably sho5s dates that are earlier than the late 'th century origin of of Shingon Cuddhism usually attributed to the more famous monk Jukai" Horaiji Temple (Photo courtesy o TripAdvisor! Local legends cast a pall of mystery over the mountain templeKs early background" Celo5 is a conLated story from t5o accounts of the origins of the miracle hotsprings of 0uya valley as 5ell as the founding of Horaiji Temple" The Legend of the Levitating Monk *round 1!! years ago, a Cuddhist monk named Gishu 5as said to have happily discovered a natural hot spring bubbling to the surface of the 0uya valley in 5hat is todayKs *ichi prefecture" Gishu according to some accounts, 5as at the time already residing in the mountains 5hen the (/nd #mperor of Fapan 5hom 5e kno5 to be #mperor Mommu and 5ho 5as very ill at the time"" Trained in the Cuddhist arts of healing, Gishu 5as called upon to 7nd a cure for the #mperor and supernaturally carried a5ay by a phoeniH to the royal palace" *t the palace, the monk 5orked hard for 1. days and the #mperor successfully made a full recovery" *s a re5ard for his 5ork, the monk 5as allo5ed to establish the Horaiji Temple %5hich means M:hoeniH =ome TempleK) in the mountains above the 0uya hotsprings" This photo o Horaiji Temple is courtesy o TripAdvisor >o5, d5elling on the peak of Mt Horai didnKt make it particularly convenient for Gishu to visit the hotsprings that he so favored" So he levitated his 5ay do5n the mountain" S5ooping po5erfully do5n from the peaks of &'(mBhigh Mt" Horaiji like a kyarobinga, and yet gracefully poised like an apsara 5ith his robes gracefully Lapping around him and all the 5hile playing his Lute, 5as ho5 Gishu 5ould visit the hot spring 5aters near the <re Giver" This unusual method of travel and the holy monkKs fre,uent dips made such an impression on the locals, that they thought it opportune to open bathhouses there, in the belief that these 5ould be 5aters 5ith magical healing po5ers" >o5 thereKs a tale that could have given a movie such as =rouching Tiger, Hidden ?ragon a run for their money" Modern pilgrims today still visit the mysterious mountain maybe supposing the place to be still infused of magic and the supernatural N locals say the local birds %Fapanese scops o5ls) chant paeans to Cuddhism in the late spring and summer: OCuPQ %Cuddha), O:oPQ %sutra), and OSoPQ %priest)" *nd tourists and pilgrims still visit as 5ell the hotsprings in 0uya Ralley for its medicinal 5aters that are reputed to cure everything from rashes to cancer" "uddhist steles that guide and protect travelers on their pilgrims up the mountain SSS ;as there really a hermit monk GishuT *ccording to tradition, the founding of the Horaiji Temple is associated 5ith Shingon Cuddhism and 5ith the historical 7gure (/nd #mperor Mommu %&'U.!.), as 5ell as the fact that 0akushi mystic cults 5ere proliferating %see pp" 3&(B3&. *ncient Cuddhism in Fapan), and temples tended to be associated 5ith 0akushiBcults eHactly around this time N all appear corroborate the eHistence of an ascetic hermetic monk such as Gishu around the turn of the 'th century" The more fanciful embellishments of GishuKs character, and the crediting him 5ith 5i8ardBlike po5ers, appear to be consistent 5ith the activity of the popular 0akushi =ults in an *ge of Mysticism" The account of the founding at .! of a 0akushiB>yorai venerating temple s,uares 5ell 5ith historical events thus in recorded in %see pp" 3&(B3&. *ncient Cuddhism in Fapan V Sutras and =eremonies in use in the seventh and eighth centuries *"?" and their history in later times: #$n A.%. &'( ()$$ *+!, when the ,mperor Mommu was ill, a great amnesty was granted throughout the ,mpire, a hundred men were caused to become monks, and order was given- or the monks to be sent to the provinces. %uring A.%. &'( ((nd year o Mommu Tenno, $$ ('! #Provincial Masters- (kokushi, were appointed in all the provinces., in A.%. /01 (*'th month!, this sutra was e2pounded in the Palace, evidently in order to cure the ,mperor Temmu, who died the ollowing year ($) 3!. 4ther sutras used or this purpose were the 5akushikyo (/0/, 6 (7!, the 8onkwomyokyo (/0/, 6lll 0! and the 8wannongyd (/0/, 6$$ (0, 6$$ (!9 vegetarian entertainments o monks, penitential services (kekwa!, oerings, dedication o a hundred 8wannon images general amnesty, everything was done in vain to save the ,mperor:s lie. As seen above (;h. $, < *'!, in A.%. /0/ (6 (7! #the ,mperor Temmu:s body was ill at ease. Accordingly the 5akushikyo was e2pounded in the Temple o 8awara, and a retreat (ango! was held within the Palace-.: As to the 5akushi= kekwa or #>ites o >epentance in worship o the Healing "uddha- not only 5akushi=kekwa were practised in all ?ihongi, ;h. 22i2, p. 17*9 Aston $$, p. +&/. @hoku ?ihongi, ;h. vhi, p. *(+.5akushi=kekwa. 113 "uddhist temples o the ;apital and Home provinces and in all #pure places o renowned mountains-, but also seven 5akushi images, / shaku + sun high, and seven copies o the 5akushikyo (each o one chapter! were made in the capital and in all the provinces. . The son o ,mperor Mommu A #@homu Tenno was also a devout worshipper o "haishajyaguru, Be learn rom the above acts that in the eighth century and in the Crst hal o the ninth the Hosso priests, and thenceorward during many centuries those o the mystic branch o the Tendai sect were the principal worshippers o 5akushi ?yorai.- Sacred to the 5orship of Horaiji Temple is the 0akushiB >yorai %the Healing Cuddha) a"k"a" the Cuddha of the Master of Medicine)" 0akushiB>yorai 5as among the 7rst of the Cuddhist forms or representations to arrive %the other being Miroku) in the &th century from the mainland continent, and he ,uickly became popular throughout Fapan as a po5erful deity 5ho could cure sickness and eliminate earthly sufferingU 0akushi remains one of the most cherished Cuddhist 7gures in Fapan today" 0akushiKs full name is 0akushirurikW , 5hich means Medicine Master o Dapis DaEuli >adiance" The practice of venerating the OMedicine CuddhaQ in Fapan is traceable to >orth5est 4ndia, via =hina 5hich had practised a sini7ed form of Chaiajyaguru, an 4ndian bodhisattva 5ho had achieved Cuddhahood, to become the Cuddha of the eastern realm of RaidXryanirbhYsa, or O:ure Lapis La8uliQS" The Medicine Cuddha is often depicted 5ith a lapisBcolored jar of medicine nectar in his left hand and in the related sutra, he is also described by his aura of lapis la8uliBcolored light" Sanskrit manuscripts of the ChaiajyaguruvaiXryaprabhYrYja SXtra have been found at Dilgit, :akistan prior to the .th century and also at a Camiyan monastery, *fghanistan, in the .th century =# U attesting to the popularity of the Medicine Cuddha in the ancient north5est 4ndian kingdom of DandhYra as 5ell as in :akistan and *fghanistan" The same mystical tendencies seen in 4ndia, Tibet and =hina 5ere also evident in Fapan 5ith 0akushi cults" Ceginning in the .th century in Fapan, 0akushi, the Medicine Cuddha, became the center of the devotion of the earliest temples, %most belonging to the Tendai and Shingon sects), around Jyoto, >ara and the Jinki region" ?evotees recite the mantra of the Medicine Cuddha to overcome mental, physical and spiritual sickness 0akushi 5as prayed to not only for relief from illness and suffering, but also invoked often in the traditional memorial services for the dead" The ChaiajyaguruvaiXryaprabhYrYja SXtra states: # Bherever this sutra circulates or wherever there are sentient beings who hold ast to the name o the Medicine "uddha F5akushi "uddhaG and respectully make oerings to him, whether in villages, towns, kingdoms or in the wilderness, we Fthe Twelve HeneralsG will all protect them. Be will release them rom all suering and calamities and see to it that all their wishes are ulClled The 0akushi Cuddha 5as venerated by many po5erful men including Takeda Shingen, a daimyo of the 1&th century, as 5ell as Tokuga5a 4eyasu, po5erful shogun of the 1.th century" Toshogu shrine *part from Horaiji Temple, the Toshogu Shrine also stands venerated on the slopes of the Horaiji mountain, a ToshoB gu Shrine built in the 1.th century by the third shogun Tokuga5a 4emitsu for his father, 4eyasu, to the east of the main temple" The interior 5alls of ToshoBgu are decorated 5ith elaborate carvings that resemble those in ToshoBgu Shrine in >ikko, Tochigi" The religious site is said to have been particularly venerated by the Tokuga5a family, upon Tokuga5a 4eyasuKs motherKs conception of her son after praying there" Cut the inLuence of the temple declined after the midB12th century 5ith the end of the samurai rule of Fapan" The main building of Horaiji burnt do5n many times, the eHtant building 5as completed in Sho5a (2" ?io=mon (#%eva 8ing Hate- Today, the main historic relics that remain of the sacred site are the sanctuary, >ioBmon %O?eva Jing DateQ), bell to5er, ZkunoBin %inner shrine), JoBdo %small hall), and t5o small anneHes" Ho5ever, the discovery of ancient ritual relics such as an old mirror is thought to substantiate the actual anti,uity of the site as a historical spot for pilgrimsK and asceticsK rituals and provide evidence of human inhabitation on the mountain since early times" This photo of Horaiji Temple is courtesy of Trip*dvisor Deology and environs of the mountain Mt Horaiji, located on the southern edge of dormant volcanos in Zkumika5a, Shinshiro, *ichi :refecture" -ormed by volcanic lava /! to 13 million years ago, the mountain consists of dacite, pitchstone and so on" The mountain is famous as a habitat for scops o5ls, and at the end of a rigorous climb to the top of the mountain, the panoramic vie5 of the forested hills of the #ast Mika5a :lain stretching all the 5ay to Mika5a Cay" Risitors 5ill combine their temple pilgrimage 5ith a visit to the 0uya Znsen, a popular rustic hotspring resort in the 1'th century 3 km" Zr they 5ill 5ant to hike the beautiful prefectural park and for the spectacular autumn colours of the *ichi Jenmin no Mori in early >ovember, all 5ithin easy 5alking distance of FG 0uya Znsen station" Many campsites are to be found %eg" the Jenmin no Mori campground nearby the 0uya Znsen station) as 5ell as the 0outh Travel Rillage at the base of Mt" Horaiji %5hich offers tents and bungalo5s, as 5ell as auto camping sites)" Risiting Mt Horai and Horaiji Temple Location and address: HoraiBji located in HoraiBcho, *ichi :refecture" *ddress: 1 Horaiji, Jadoya, ShinshiroBshi, *ichi %Jadoyama Shinshiro, *ichi :refecture, ((1B12((, Shinshiro Sightseeing *ssociation) *dmission -ee: -ree in the temple precincts ?irections -rom Tokyo : [Gail\ /h 13 min to Toyohashi Station by FG Tokaido Shinkansen Line" 3 min from Toyohashi to HonB >agashinoBjo Station by FG 4ida Line %limited eHpress), and 1! min from the station to Horaiji by bus" -rom the Horaiji Stop, a (!Bmin" 5alk -rom Zsaka : [Gail\ 1h /! min from ShinBZsaka to Toyohashi Station by Shinkansen" -rom Toyohashi Station, southeast of >agoya on the Tokaido main line, take the FG 4ida line to 0uya Znsen station %about .! minutes by local train, or (& minutes on the 4naji limited eHpress)" -or Horaiji, eHit at Honnagashino station instead, then board the %infre,uent) Toyotetsu bus to either the Horaiji stop %an easy 13B minute 5alk to the temple) or the village at the base of the Horaiji staircase" S >ote on the signi7cance of Lapis La8uli: OThe most distinctive eature o this Medicine "uddha is his color, the deep blue o lapis laEuli. This precious stone has been greatly priEed by Asian and ,uropean cultures or more than si2 thousand years and, until relatively recently, its ornamental value was on a par with, or even e2ceeded, that o the diamond. An aura o mystery surrounds this gemstone, perhaps because o its principal mines are located in the remote "adakshan region o northeast Aghanistan, an all=but=inaccessible area located behind the Hindu 8ush. 4ne commentator has written, #the Cnest specimens o lapis, intensely blue with speckled waves and swirls o shining gold=colored pyrite, resemble the night aglow with myriads o stars.- Traditionally this beautiul stone was used to symboliEe that which is pure or rare"Q U Medicine Cuddha and Tibetan Medicine Sources and references: HouraijiBsan Mt Horaiji %>4::Z>BJ4=H4) Horaiji Temple %Fapan >ational Tourist Zrgani8ation) TenryuBZkuBMika5a ]uasiB>ational :ark by ?aniel Simmons ;hatKs <p *ichi : The Healing ;aters of 0uya, The Healing 4ssue /&, *utumn /!1/ is a :ublication of The *ichi :refectural Dovernment San -rancisco Zf7ce Chaiajyaguru %;ikipedia) Horaiji Toshogu >ational Treasure Shingon Cuddhism %;ikipedia) Shingon Cuddhism by ?avid Moreton *ncient Cuddhism in Fapan V S<TG*S *>? =#G#MZ>4#S 4> <S# 4> TH# S#R#>TH *>? #4DHTH =#>T<G4#S *"?" *>? TH#4G H4STZG0 4> L*T#G T4M#S by ?r" M" ;" ?e Risser ShingonBshu %Shingon Cuddhism) The Adhyardhasatika Prajnaparamita is one o the most inIuential and revered scriptures in ,ast=Asian esoteric "uddhism. 8nown as the >ishukyM, this sktra, in its ;hinese version by Amoghavajra, has been or centuries been at the core o the @hingon liturgy in Japan. $ts @anskrit te2t, however, was known until recently only through a ragmentary ;entral=Asian manuscript studied by ,rnst Deumann in early twentieth century. This volume presents a critical edition o the Adhyardhasatika based on the a newly available photocopy, kept at the ;hina Tibetology >esearch ;enter ("eijing!, o a newly available @anskrit manuscript rom Tibet. Also edited in this volume is the Tibetan version o the te2t, Kes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa:i tshul brgya lna bcu pa, using ourteen e2emplars o 8anjur and a %unhuang manuscript. The introduction to the edition includes a survey o previous studies o on the Adhyardhasatika, a description o the materials used, as well as remarks on the distinctive eatures o the @anskrit te2t. @ee (sourceL Austrian Academy o @ciences! o @anskrit Te2ts rom the Tibetan Autonomous >egion 1 (''3, ca. )6$$$M*'' @eiten, (7N*1,1cm, broschiert Houraiji temple Houraiji is a Cuddhist temple of Shingon Cuddhism, a major school of Fapanese Cuddhism, and is located about ! km northeast of Toyohashi city" The temple is near the top of Mount Houraiji %&'( meters high)" So the surrounging lands are steep and covered 5ith forests" 4t 5as founded in .!/" *nd from the 1th to the 12th ceturies, this temple had developed under the aegis of the governments" 4n 1&31, Toshoguu Shrine enshrining 4eyasu Tokuga5a, the founder of #do government, as a god, 5as built" So the branch route to make a pilgrimage from Tokaido route 5as set up, and many 5orshippers visited here" 4n the late 12th century, this area became the main one of the shrine by government policy" Znly a little area for the temple 5as permitted, but the temple had declined" 4n 1213, the main temple 5as destroyed by 7re, but it 5as rebuilt in 12.(" 4n this mountain, there are only Toshoguu Shrine, rebuilt main temple and a fe5 old buildings" The main route to the temple is from the south5est foot of the mountain" *long the approach through the small temple to5n, there are some ryokans and shops" Cut you must 5alk up 1,(/3 stone steps from there to the temple" 4f you travel by rental car, the road called Houraiji :ark ;ay leads to around the temple, from 0uya hot spring resort at the eastern foot of the mountain" * 5alking trail passing through the temples, Toshogu, the top of Mount Houraiji and a fe5 observatories is set up" The length is about km, but it is hilly hiking course" 4n the temple to5n, there is Horaijisan natural science Museum" 4t introduces the animals and plants inhabiting Mount Houraiji" Since old times, people had listened to any bird singing AbutsBpouBsouA around Mount Houraiji" 4n Fapanese, AbutsA means ACuddhaA, AhouA %pou) menas Ateaching of CuddhaA, and AsouA means ApriestA" They are called the three treasures of Cuddhism" 4n 123, at last, it turned out to be the song of Fapanese scops o5l" * stuffed Fapanese scops o5l is displayed in the museum" *dditionally, it is designated as the symbol bird of *ichi :refecture" 0uya hot spring resort is along Hourai Dorge formed by <re Giver" 4t is an old hot spring opened about 1,!! years ago, and there are about a do8en hotels and ryokans" Ho5 to get to here Cy railroad ^To Houraiji %Temple to5n), get off at HonB>agashino station on FG 4ida Line" -rom Toyohashi, about ' minutes by limited eHpress A4najiA, about 1 hour by local train" Then by route bus, about ' minutes from HonB >agashino station" ^To 0uya hot spring resort, get off at 0uyaBonsen station on FG 4ida Line" -rom Toyohashi, about (3 minutes by limited eHpress A4najiA, about 1 hour and 1! minutes by local train" Cy car Gun on Tomei #Hpress5ay, and eHit at Toyoka5a #Hit" *bout /' km from there" http:IIjapanesemythology"5ordpress"comItalesBofBanB asceticBmountainBtheBlegendBofBtheBlevitatingBmonkBofB mtBhoraijiI Houraiji templo Houraiji es un templo budista del budismo Shingon, una importante escuela de budismo japons, y se encuentra a unos ! km al noreste de la ciudad de Toyohashi" #l templo est$ cerca de la cima del monte Houraiji %&'( metros de altura)" *s+ las tierras son empinadas y cubiertas de bos,ues" -ue fundada en .!/" 0 desde el 1 hasta siglo 12, este templo se hab+a desarrollado bajo la gida de los gobiernos" #n 1&31, Toshoguu Santuario consagrar 4eyasu Tokuga5a, el fundador del gobierno de #do, como un dios, fue construido" *s+ ,ue la ruta rama para hacer una peregrinaci6n desde la ruta Tokaido fue creado, y muchos adoradores visit6 a,u+" * 7nales del siglo 12, esta 8ona se convirti6 en el principal de la ermita por la pol+tica gubernamental" S6lo se permiti6 una pe,ue9a 8ona para el templo, pero el templo hab+a disminuido" #n 1213, el principal templo fue destruido por el fuego, pero fue reconstruido en 12.(" #n esta monta9a, s6lo hay Toshoguu Santuario, templo principal reconstruida y algunos edi7cios antiguos" La ruta principal al templo es desde el pie al suroeste de la monta9a" * lo largo del enfo,ue a travs de la pe,ue9a ciudad del templo, hay algunos huspedes japonesas y tiendas" :ero tienes ,ue subir 1(/3 escalones de piedra de all+ al templo" Si viaja en coche de al,uiler, la calle se llama Houraiji :ark ;ay lleva a los alrededores del templo, de 0uya complejo de aguas termales al pie oriental de la monta9a" <na ruta de senderismo ,ue pasa a travs de los templos, Toshogu, la cima del monte Houraiji y algunos observatorios se estable8ca" La longitud es de unos km, pero es el senderismo recorrido ondulado" #n el templo de la ciudad, hay Horaijisan Museo de =iencias >aturales" 4ntroduce los animales y plantas ,ue habitan en el monte Houraiji" ?esde tiempos antiguos, la gente hab+a escuchado alg@n canto de un p$jaro AperosBpouBsouA alrededor del Monte Houraiji" #n japons, AperosA signi7ca menas ACudaA, AhouA %pou) ALa ense9an8a de CudaA, y AsouA signi7ca AsacerdoteA" Se les llama los tres tesoros del budismo" #n 123, por 7n, ,ue result6 ser la canci6n del japons autillo" <n autillo japonesa rellena se muestra en el museo" *dicionalmente, se se9ala como el ave s+mbolo de la :refectura de *ichi" 0uya complejo termal est$ a lo largo Hourai Dorge formada por el r+o <re" #s un antiguo manantial abierto hace unos 1"!! a9os, y hay una docena de hoteles y huspedes japonesas" E=6mo llegar a a,u+ :or ferrocarril :ara Houraiji %=iudad de los templos), bajar en la estaci6n HonB>agashino en FG 4ida Line" ?esde Toyohashi, unos ' minutos en limitada eHpress A4najiA, alrededor de 1 hora en tren de cercan+as" Luego de autob@s de ruta, de unos ' minutos de la estaci6n HonB>agashino" :ara 0uya complejo de aguas termales, bajar en la estaci6n onsenB0uya en FG 4ida Line" ?esde Toyohashi, a unos (3 minutos en eHpreso limitado A4najiA, alrededor de 1 hora y 1! minutos en tren de cercan+as" #n coche #jecutar en autopista Tomei, y salir en Toyoka5a Salir" =erca de /' km de all+" http:II555"jnto"go"jpIengIlocationIspotIshritempIhoraiji"h tml Uno lee la informacin de internet y como casi siempre te llevas un chasco, despus de hacer un viaje por la nueva autopista de Nagoya Tokyo nos adentramos en carreteras estrechas de montaas y sper peligrosas para ir solo a visitar este templo, cuando leo siglo 7 piensa uno encontraras algunos vestigios de los siglos en la historia del templo oraiji, luego ves la realidad con mucha pena actual de !apn a"uello esta se cae a peda#os , en ruinas , las casas a$andonas el viaje costoso so$re todo el peaje de autopista unos 7%&&& yenes, el aparcamiento '&& yenes, mas gasolina (menos mal el auto es elctrico,suma y todo cuesta un ojo de la cara y luego te encuentras un lugar precioso en cuanto al paisaje donde esta situados los recintos de los templos (destruidos por el paso del tiempo en incendios %%%) triste ve tantos templos de esa forma%%%% >agoya /' mayo /!1( :aco Carber$