Kanpuku-ji (Yamakura, Katori)
is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Buzan Sect located in Yamakura, Katori, Chiba Prefecture. The temple is one of two temples in Katori with the same name, the other being Makinosan Kanpuku-ji. History Kanpuku-ji was, by legend, founded b a priest named Enton in 811. The famed Kūkai (774 – 835), the founder of Shingon Buddhism, visited the region in 814AD and found that residents of the area were suffering from infectious diseases. Kūkai fasted and prayed to and the . The residents offered Kūkai salmon from the nearby Kuri River and were suddenly cured.第45番霊場 山倉山 観福寺
The festival of the temple, held on 7 October annually, includes the offering of a raw salmon during a Buddhist service. The temple obtained the right to use the Imperial Seal of Japan, imperial Chrysanthemum crest from ...
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Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia via the Silk Road. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers (Buddhists) who comprise seven percent of the global population. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, a path of spiritual development that avoids both extreme asceticism and hedonism. It aims at liberation from clinging and craving to things which are impermanent (), incapable of satisfying ('), and without a lasting essence (), ending the cycle of death and rebirth (). A summary of this path is expressed in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind with observance of Buddhist ethics and meditation. Other widely observed practices include: monasticism; " taking refuge" in the Buddha, the , and th ...
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