Virtual Shonai 33 Kannon Pilgrimage #0 Kotaku-ji Temple

 

     Prince Hachiko (542–641) was the 3rd son of Emperor Hatsusebe (553-592).  When the emperor was assassinated by Soga Umako (551-626), the prince fled north.  He reached Ideha Province and entered the Three Mountains of Ideha: Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan, and Mount Yudono.  He invested the rest of his life in religious pursuits there.  He also took good care of people and relieved many of their sufferings.  After his death, Priest Koshun (?-655) changed the hermitage Hachiko stayed in into a Buddhist temple and named it Kotaku-ji.

In the world, desires are sins.

The higher we climb the mountain,

The brighter the teachings of Buddhism become.

     #0 member temple of the pilgrimage?  That is the trick to make it 100 out of 3 33 Kannon Pilgrimages.  Usually, when they organize 100 Kannon Pilgrimage in a county or a province, they organize the copies of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, the Bando 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, and the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage to make it 100.

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