Kekoji Temple — Attraction in Kyoto

1582年（天正11）妙顕寺の12世日堯が隠居所として開創。豊臣秀吉が伏見城に安置していた毘沙門天像を寄進し、寺の守護神とした。江戸時代以降、この像が開運厄除けの神として信仰を集めた。像は平安後期の作と伝える。日蓮宗。境内の梵鐘は鎌倉後期の代表作で戦時中の供出をまぬがれ府の文化財指定を受ける鐘の下には、秀吉手植えの松という「時雨松」の古株が置かれている。晴れの日も枝からしずくを落としたとされ五色の花をつけたという「五色椿」とともに、「出水七不思議」の一つに数えられた。二つの銘木とも枯死してしまったが境内の庭園では子孫の松や七種の椿が名残を惜しむ。幕末期の尊攘画家宇喜田一恵をはじめ山陵研究家の平塚瓢斎、加藤清正公の累代子孫一族の墓碑など30数基がある。 建立：1582（天正11）年12月7日 火付盗賊改めとして、凶悪犯の捕縛につとめた西町奉行長谷川平蔵の父・長谷川宣雄の葬儀記録も保存されている。(出典：京都市観光協会） 山門をくぐると広々とした境内があり、まっすぐに延びる参道の正面に、大きな本堂がゆったり、堂々と建っています。 回廊と池のある立派なお寺さんです。 ご本尊は十界曼荼羅で、大毘沙門天と鬼子母神もお祀りしていますが、特に毘沙門天像は開運厄除けのご利益があるとされて信仰を集め、今や華光寺は「出水の毘沙門さま」の別名で呼ばれ親しまれています。この地域の地名「出水」は豊富な湧き水に由来しているようですが、確かに境内の井戸からはきれいな水が湧き出ていて、この水が流れ込む池には数匹の大きな鯉が悠然と泳いでいて、水の豊かさを実感させてくれます。 またここ華光寺は、ご存知「鬼平犯科帳」の主人公長谷川平蔵の、父「宣雄」（1773年に京都で死去。当時は京都西町奉行職）の葬儀が執り行われたところ、なのだそうで、コアなファンの間で有名らしいです。【ご利益】：厄除けです。 1582 (Tensho 11) The 12th Nippo of Myokenji Temple was founded as a retreat. Toyotomi Hideyoshi donated the Bishamonten statue enshrined in Fushimi Castle and made it the guardian deity of the temple. Since the Edo period, this statue has gained faith as a god of good luck and evil. The statue is said to have been made in the late Heian period. Nichiren sect. Bonsho in the precincts is a masterpiece of the latter half of the Kamakura period, and under the bell that has been designated as a cultural property of the prefecture without being offered during the war, an old stock of "Shigurematsu" called Hideyoshi's hand-planted pine is placed. It was counted as one of the "Seven Mysteries of Izumi" along with the "Five-colored camellia" that was said to have dropped drops from its branches even on a sunny day and had five-colored flowers. Both of the famous trees have died, but in the garden of the precincts, offspring pine trees and seven kinds of camellias regret their remnants. There are more than 30 tombstones such as Kazue Ukita, a revered painter in the late Tokugawa period, Gosai Hiratsuka, a mountain tomb researcher, and the tombstones of the successive descendants of Kiyomasa Kato. Built: December 7, 1582 (Tensho 11) The funeral record of Nobuo Hasegawa, the father of Heizo Hasegawa, a servant of Nishimachi, who tried to capture the thugs as a change to the fire thief, is also preserved. (Source: Kyoto City Tourism Association) Passing through the mountain gate, there is a spacious precinct, and a large main hall stands in front of the straight approach. It is a magnificent temple with a corridor and a pond. The principal image is the Tenkai Mandala, which also enshrines Bishamonten and the demon mother god, but especially Bishamonten statue is said to have the benefit of warding off bad luck and has gained faith, and now Kekoji Temple is "Bishamon-sama of Izumizu". It is also known as the name of. The place name "Izumi" in this area seems to be derived from abundant spring water, but it is true that clean water springs from the wells in the precincts, and several large carps swim calmly in the pond where this water flows. It makes you feel the abundance of water. Also, here at Kakou-ji, it seems that the funeral of the father "Nobuo" (died in Kyoto in 1773, at that time the Kyoto Nishimachi magistrate) of Heizo Hasegawa, the main character of the "Kihei Criminal Book", was held. And it seems to be famous...

Gekouji Temple 華光寺 : Gekouji was founded in 1583 as a hermitage of the12th generation of Myokenji Temple. They were granted Bishamon-tenjin statue which Toyotomi Hideyoshi ( see the page below ) was keeping in Fushimi Castle. They held the statue as a main object of worship and it's been considered as a guardian of the temple. Since Edo period the statue has brought people together as a deity which opens road by dispelling us of evil spirits. It was until 1577 there was a pine tree planted by the hands of Hideyoshi himself. The pine tree was believed to be a magical tree which brings dew even under the clear sunny weather. The pine tree was called " Shigure-matsu = A pine which brings temporal rain ". There is a legend among the locals called " The Seven Wonder of Senbon Demizu " ( Demizu = Spout of Water ). The temple has been built in the way to describe how the underground water distributes and entirely supply the whole precincts of the temple. This name " Demizu " came from the fact that this water sometimes gush out of the well and cover the streets around the area. 華光寺は天正11年(1583)に豊臣秀吉の外護を受けて創建したと伝えられる。本堂安置の毘沙門天像は秀吉が伏見城で奉祀していたもので、鞍馬寺の毘沙門天像と同木同作とのこと。境内には大正５年まで秀吉手植えという時雨松あった。晴天でも露を含み雫を落とすといい、千本出水七不思議のひとつとされている。池の水を境内の全体にうまく取り入れているなと感じたもの。この地の出水という地名は、井戸が時に溢れて道路を浸すことから名付けられたものです。 時雨（しぐれ、じう）は、主に秋から冬にかけて起こる、一時的に降ったり止んだりする雨である。時雨が降る天候に変わることを時雨れる（しぐれる）ともいう。

出水 : 上京区の南部にある東西路。丸太町通の北、中立売通の南に位置。東は烏丸通の上京区桜鶴円町から、西は千本通の同区尼ヶ崎横町まで。江戸期から見える名で、かつて烏丸の西にあった湧泉が雨水でしばしばあふれ、道路に浸水したからという(『山州名跡志』、『京都坊目誌』)。平安京の近衛大路にあたる。

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