Virtrual Shinobu Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #26 Enman-ji Temple

 

     The history of Enman-ji Temple is unknown.  Its statue of Thousand-Armed Sahasrabhuja is normally hidden from the public and used to be public every 33 years.  Today, the statue is displayed annually on the third Sunday of February.  On the day, children pass under a doll of a white horse to pray against measles.  Those who were born under the sign as that of the current year by the Chinese zodiac reckoning scatter seeds over a crowd to sow the seeds of fortune.  They hang 108 child monkey dolls on a string to pray for their home safety and posterity.  On February 17th, 2019, a procession of children in kimonos was performed, and another one will be performed in 2052.  

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