Virtual Ika 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #29 Sairin-ji Temple

     Sairin-ji Temple is at the top of Mt. Nanazuga-take, namely 7-head Mountain, where 7 mountain ridges meet.  Annually on April 18 and November 3, the villagers climb the mountain and gather in front of the Kannon-do building in the temple.  The event is called “naruko mairi”, in which they used to visit the temple with a newborn baby on their back and rice cakes covered with bean jam in their hands.

     The temple also has a small pond called Ruri Ike (namely Lapis Lazuli Pond).  Once, a girl with a skin disease prayed to Avalokitesvar and washed herself, to find her illness cured.  Very effective, isn’t it?  You have to climb for about 2 hours though.