Outside Ōmine Janokura Shichiō-san - The magnificently-named “Cave of the Seven-Tailed Snake of Mt. Ōmine“.
Dorogawa Village.
Cold!
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#修験道
My book has arrived #Japan #Anthropology #Shugendo #Buddhism #Shinto
Mountain deity #Zao #Gongen (蔵王権現) venerated especially in the Yoshino and Kumano area, #Japan, held to be the local incarnation of multiple #Buddhist divinities, and especially central to #Shugendō practice. Color & gold on silk dating to the #Kamakura period (1185-1333). #BuddhistArt #Buddhism
Mountain deity #Zao #Gongen (蔵王権現) venerated especially in the Yoshino and Kumano area, #Japan, held to be the local incarnation of multiple #Buddhist divinities, and especially central to #Shugendō practice. Color & gold on silk dating to the #Kamakura period (1185-1333).
#BuddhistArt #Buddhism
Muromachi period portrait of En no Gyōja accompanied by two oni (demons) providing water and wood
Exiled by suspicion but remembered for inspiration, En no Ozuno’s journey to Izu Ōshima shows the power of perseverance, teaching that even banishment can forge a path to enlightenment.
#EnNoOzuno #Shugendo #IzuOshima #JapaneseHistory #MountainAscetic #FolkReligion #MysticHealer #OnThisDay
The infinite divinity that exists within you is like a plant that needs nurturing and care. Your spirituality needs cultivation and attention.
#Shugendo
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A #shugensha --a priest of #Shugendo, a syncretic blend of #Shinto, #Buddhist, and folk traditions--performs ascetic practice under a small waterfall at #Manganji ( #Bando #Temple 17) in #Tochigi, #Japan. The force of the water caused him to wobble and nearly fall several times. Taken July 7, 2001.
Image of Shugendo fire ritual at Sanbutsuji Temple, Mt. Misasa, Japan. Large plumes of smoke rise up from flaming cedar wood fires as practitioners in ritual attire chant and spectators watch on
Image of Sanbutsuji Shugendo practitioners preparing hot coals for fire walking
Fire rituals (including fire walking) at Mt. Mitoku #三徳山三佛寺 #修験道 #shugendo #japan misasaonsen.jp/japan-herita...
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#Books
#BookChallenge
#Shugendo
#APathintotheMountains
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