Welcome to Shonenji-temple's HP

How about "Jisyu(時宗)"?

 

 

"Jisyu(時宗)" is one of the persuasions of the Buddhism which was concluded in the 13rd century.The founder in this persuasion is the priest who is called Ippen(一遍).


Iyo(伊予), it were born as the child of the family of the influential person in the area which is called ”Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県)”at present, but the conflict in the family became unpleasant and he became a priest.


Ippen believed Buddha who is called ”Amidabutsu(阿弥陀仏)”

 and advocates the name only, the people explained the teaching to be equally relieved and traveled in various parts of Japan.
Also, the dance that ippen praises the lenity of Amidabutsu to be able to easily teach the teaching which it perceived to the people danced in each place by it.This is Odori-Nenbutsu(踊念仏).


Then, it distributed the small bill by which the name of Amidabutsu was written down.Ippen explained to be always rescued by Amidabutsu to the people by distributing this bill.


It thought that existing Buddhism which was in Japan in those days wasn't relieved if it didn't always do severe going about asking for alms by itself.However, it explained that it was promised that Ippen denied it and that a human being was already rescued from the time to have been born by Buddha.
His this teaching was supported by a wide range of people who crossed circumstances and Ippen had a lot of supporters and pupils.


The successor kept the generation after generation teaching, and it traveled in various parts of Japan, explained teaching and that Ippen is after death, too, went.Sometimes, it paved the way of being rough, it restored a broken temple and it did charities, too.


There is not discrimination and Jisyu promises the people that Amidabutsu is relieved.

 

 

 

 

How about Shonen-ji?

"Shounenji"is the Buddhism temple which was built by Kakua(覚阿)in the 13rd century.

 

There is a well in this temple and the name is called "Enmei-no-ido(延命井)".The person who drank water at this well is believed able to do longevity and it is even now used by a lot of people.


The shrine which becomes a main temple was constructed by the rich merchants in Onomichi in the Edo period(About 18th century)and becomes an important cultural asset.
A picture is pictured in the aspect by the ceiling in the shrine.
This picture was to do being of the purpose that the soul of the ancestor condoles by the merchants when constructing a shrine and that they ask for the happiness.

 

Likewise, there is a hall next to the main shrine.
Buddha who is placed in this hall makes to call a name "Jizo-Bosatsu(地蔵菩薩)", to defend children and to give the happy life of the people a mission.

 

Also, the uncommon place in this temple is to be doing a traditional dance.
The name of this dance is the one of which the lenity and divine protection dance by praising them while called " Odori-Nenbutsu(踊念仏)" and singing Buddha's name.

 

In case of festival in the temple, because the dance is announced, come and visit if there is opportunity.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

ACCESS

722-0044

Hirosihima preaf.

Onomichi-City,Nishikubo-cho 1-5

 

 

 

From JR-Onomichi station:

Walk for R2(National Root 2) to Fukuyama, About20minite to Shonenji.

 

Ride to BUS or TAXY:

Step Down to "Bouji-guchi"