Shodoshima is the place where Kobo Daishi trained, and a place of prayer and training for pilgrims. The 88 sacred sites of Shodoshima are approximately 38 ri (approximately 150 km) long, and include mountains, valleys, fields, and cliffs. Visitors to all 94 officially recognized sacred sites, including the six inner shrines, make the island known as an island of pilgrimage and training.
We will guide you around the sacred sites of Shodoshima in a comfortable chartered bus.

72nd Okunoin Kasagataki Sacred Site

This temple is located on the mountainside and is one of the sacred mountain sites. Access to the temple is via chains that lead up the cliff. The view from the main hall is spectacular.

No. 1 Dounzan Kannon Summer Solstice

The sunlight that shines through for about 20 days before and after the summer solstice (June 21st) miraculously creates this shape in a depression in the rock face, and the Kannon statue emerges. It is affectionately known as the Summer Solstice Kannon, which only appears at the time of the summer solstice.

No. 18 Sekimun-dong

Sekimondo Cave has been called Daishi Cave since ancient times because Kobo Daishi stayed in the cave and performed goma rituals during his training.

No. 81 Emonnotaki Waterfall Emonfudo

This temple is one of the sacred mountain sites and was built on the mountainside. 1,200 years ago, Daishi performed the secret goma ritual at the temple for 100 days, and the goma fire has never been extinguished since then.

List of 88 sacred sites on Shodoshima
templeaddresstelephone numberSutra offering officeoffering sutras
Shodoshima Sacred Site Head Temple〒761-4105
6134-2 Nishihonmachi, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-0227Headquarters
No. 1 Dounzan〒761-4425
730 Sakatenadakamiko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-0685Number 3
No. 2 Goishiyama〒761-4421
2254 Naeba-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-2181Number 8
No. 3 Kannonji Temple〒761-4425
589 Sakatekou, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-06851, 3, 3 back, 5, 6, 86
No. 3 Okunoin
Mt. Hayabusa
〒761-4425
259 Sakate Higashidani, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-1901Number 3
No. 4 Furuean〒761-4422
166-3 Furue, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 8
No. 5 Horikoshian〒761-4423
296 Horikoshi-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 3
No. 6 Tanouraan〒761-4424
420 Taura, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 3
No. 7 Mukoan〒761-4421
86 Kawamuki, Naeba, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 8
No. 8 Jokoji Temple〒761-4421
1529 Naeba-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-21802, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
No. 9 Koshindo〒761-4421
1341 Naeba-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 8
No. 10 Seishoan〒761-4300
2216-1 Ashinoura, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 8
No. 11 Kannon Hall〒761-4426
Umaki, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 8
No. 12 Okanobo〒761-4411
712 Yasuda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 13
No. 13 Eikoji Temple〒761-4411
1621 Yasuda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-078612, 13, 14, 15, 88
No. 14 Mt. Kiyotaki〒761-4411
518-3 Yasuda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 13
No. 15 Daishido〒761-4412
217 Kisho-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 13
No. 16 Gokurakuji Temple〒761-4431
427 Katagiri Hikari, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-045416, 17, 18, 19
No. 17 Ichinotani-an〒761-4300
Kotsubo, Shodoshima Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 16
No. 18 Sekimun-dong〒761-4433
Kagawa Prefecture, Shozu District, Shodoshima Town, Kamikake Street, Koshieya
0879-82-2160Number 16
No. 19 Kinoshitaan〒761-4433
Kamikake Street, Shodoshima Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 16
No. 20 Butsugataki Falls〒761-4433
Kamikake Street, Shodoshima Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-1061Number 21
No. 21 Seikenji Temple〒761-4432
395 Kusakabe Honmachi, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-029420, 21, 22, 23, 87
No. 22 Minenoyamaan〒761-4432
659 Shakugoe, Kusakabe Honmachi, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 21
No. 23 Main Hall〒761-4432
738 Kusakabe Honmachi, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 21
No. 24 Anyoji Temple〒761-4434
795 Nishimura, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-144324th and 25th
No. 25 Seiganjian〒761-4434
956 Nishimura, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 24
No. 26 Amidaji Temple〒761-4434
1666 Nishimura Mizuki, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-050926th and 27th
No. 27 Sakuranoan〒761-4434
1595 Nishimura Mizuki, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 27
No. 28 Yakushido〒761-4307
855 Kamanodao, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-76-0441Number 30
No. 29 Fukanan〒761-4300
126 Fujiko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-76-0117Number 30
No. 30 Shohoji Temple〒761-4306
280-2 Yoshino, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-76-000328, 29, 30
No. 31 Seiganji Temple〒761-4305
571 Futatsumen, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-025231
No. 32 Aizenji Temple〒761-4304
106 Muro, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-062832 and 34
No. 33 Choshoji Temple〒761-4301
1561 Ikeda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-034333, 35, 42
No. 34 Hojuji-an〒761-4304
410-2 Muro, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 32
No. 35 Hayashian〒761-4300
2554 Hayashi, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 33
No. 36 Shakado〒761-4301
4305 Ikeda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 37
No. 37 Myo-oji Temple〒761-4301
4305 Ikeda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-047436・37
No. 38 Komyo-ji Temple〒761-4301
Ikeda, Shodoshima Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-102538・39
No. 39 Shofuan〒761-4301
Ikeda, Shodoshima Town, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 38
No. 40 Hoanji Temple〒761-4302
1277 Gamo, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-024740 and 41
No. 41 Butsugyo Mountain〒761-4300
263-2 Hirano, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-1084Number 40
No. 42 Nishinotaki Falls〒761-4300
558 Oishi, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-1598Number 33
No. 43 Jodo-ji Temple〒761-4303
1883 Nakayama Mizuguchi, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-046043, 44, 45
No. 44 Yufuneyama〒761-4303
1384 Nakayama Sugio, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-75-2125Number 43
No. 45 Jizoji Temple〒761-4303
1883 Nakayama Mizuguchi, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 43
No. 46 Tamonji Temple〒761-4151
2151 Hitoyamako, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-167046, 47, 48
No. 47 Mount Toganoo〒761-4151
394-2 Hitoyama, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 46
No. 48 Bishamon-do〒761-4151
2194-1 Hitoyama, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 46
No. 49 Torin-an〒761-4122
957 Kamisho-ko, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 54
No. 50 Yukuan〒761-4122
800-1 Kamisho, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 54
No. 51 Hodobo〒761-4100
412 Kitayama, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 54
No. 52 Former Hachiman Shrine〒761-4100
412 Kitayama, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 54
No. 53 Honkakuji Temple〒761-4121
462 Fuchizaki, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-033353, 57, 65
No. 54 Hosho-in Temple〒761-4122
412 Kamisho, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-068249, 50, 51, 52
・54・55・56
No. 55 Kannon Hall〒761-4100
23-2 Hiraki, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 54
No. 56 Gyojado〒761-4100
Akoya, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 54
No. 57 Jogenbo〒761-4121
770 Fuchizaki, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 53
No. 58 Saikoji Temple〒761-4106
Honmachi Ginkgo Street, Tonosho Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-032758, 58 back, 59, 60
・61・62・63・64
No. 58 Okunoin
Tower of Vow
〒761-4100
Ojiyama, Tonosho Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 58
No. 59 Kanroan〒761-4112
Kashima, Tonosho Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 58
No. 60 Jiang Cave〒761-4113
Yanagi, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-0327Number 58
No. 61 Jodo-an〒761-4115
Oze, Tonosho Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-3367Number 58
No. 62 Daijoden〒761-4103
5708 Okido, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 58
No. 63 Rengean〒761-4103
5708 Okido, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 58
No. 64 Shofuan〒761-4100
833 Tenjinko, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 58
No. 65 Komyoan〒761-4121
462 Fuchizaki, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 53
No. 66 Tokuan〒761-4131
Ikisue Nanjo, Tonosho Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 68
No. 67 Zuiundo〒761-4131
Ikisue, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 68
No. 68 Shorinji Temple〒761-4131
641 Ikisue, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-64-530666, 67, 68
No. 69 Rurido〒761-4132
946 Oe, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 70
No. 70 Choshoji Temple〒761-4133
2229 Nagahama-ko, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-64-515769・70
No. 71 Takinomiyado〒761-4134
1011 Takimiyako, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 75
No. 72 Takikoji Temple〒761-4154
406 Kasataki-ko, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-071072, 72 back, 73
No. 72 Okunoin
Kasaga Falls
〒761-4134
56 Kasataki, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-1017Number 72
No. 73 Salvation Hall〒761-4153
416 Komagoe-ko, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 72
No. 74 Enmanji Temple〒761-4152
462 Kuroiwa, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-62-636774
No. 75 Daishoji Temple〒761-4141
1332 Magose-ko, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-65-203071・75
No. 76 Kongoji Temple〒761-4142
987 Yakatazaki, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-65-213276・76 Back
No. 76 Okunoin
Sankyoan
〒761-4142
145 Yakatazaki, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-65-2824Number 76
No. 77 Kankiji Temple〒761-4143
397 Kenmokuko, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-65-205277・78
No. 78 Unkoan〒761-4144
528 Koumi, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-65-2367Number 77
No. 79 Yakushian〒761-4100
Tai, Tonosho Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
No. 80
No. 80 Kannonji Temple〒761-4145
2040 Obeko, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-67-300679, 80, 81
No. 81 Emonnotaki Falls〒761-4146
159 Obe, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-67-2873No. 80
No. 82 Yoshidaan〒761-4100
263 Yoshida, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 84
No. 83 Fukudaan〒761-4402
986 Fukuda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 84
No. 84 Unkaiji Temple〒761-4402
369 Fukuda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-84-233582, 83, 84, 85
No. 85 Honjido〒761-4402
369 Fukuda, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 84
No. 86 Tohamaan〒761-4403
270 Tohama-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 3
No. 87 Kaitenan〒761-4404
87 Iwatani, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
Number 21
No. 88 Nanreian Temple〒761-4405
90 Tachibana-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture
0879-82-3684Number 13
Extra sacred site Fujiwara-ji Temple〒761-4100
1736 Kenmokuko, Shodoshima-cho, Kagawa Prefecture
Fujiwara Temple
Pilgrimage Guidelines

Practicing the Ten Good Precepts

During the pilgrimage around Shodoshima, there are rules and etiquette that must be observed that have been established over a long history.
First, as a guideline for worshippers, let us make 10 vows to Buddha called the "Ten Good Precepts" and worship with a pure heart.

What are the Ten Good Precepts?

Non-killingWe value all life.
No stealingI will do something obvious.
Unchaste sexual intercourseI will do pure deeds.
Not lyingSpeak truthfully.
Uncool wordsSpeak in simple terms.
BadmouthingSpeak good words.
UnequivocalI speak the same language to everyone.
Unsting and greedyYou will know when your heart is content.
No angerIt will put your mind at ease.
FujakenI believe in people properly.

The kongo staff is washed and placed on the floor of the room.

As the words suggest, as pilgrims, we respect each other and greet each other with our hands clasped together.

Don't use a walking stick on the bridge

During his Shikoku Pilgrimage, Daishi rested under a bridge called Toyabashi Bridge, and so people do not use their walking sticks when crossing bridges.

The bell won't ring

The return bell is also called the departure bell (modori bell), and is used at funerals, so this was disliked.

If the temple provides incense and candles, use them.

Each temple may have candles and incense of a size appropriate for that temple prepared, to prevent any unforeseen incidents such as candles that are too small and fall out of the candle holder.

Worship procedure

There are various etiquette rules for visiting temples that have been developed over the years. Here we will introduce them in order of the procedure.

Entering the mountain

Temples are sacred places where Buddha is enshrined, so you must first bow at the temple gate before entering the temple grounds.
At that time, if you are entering through a bell tower gate (a gate with a bell), you must ring the bell once to enter.

Hand washing

Wash your hands at the chozuya and rinse your mouth (only if the water is clean).

Bell ringing

Strike the bell in the bell tower. (Note that in some cases you may not be allowed to strike the bell.)

Visiting the main hall

Next, proceed to the main hall and offer incense and a candle, and then place your offering slip, coins, etc. in the designated places.
(*On Shodoshima, Daishi is often enshrined in the main hall rather than the Daishi Hall, so services are held there. If there is a Daishi Hall, services are also held there.)

Prayer and sutra reading

Next, worship and sutras are recited (details will be provided separately).

Offering of sutras (Noukyou)

You will receive a temple seal on your sutra book at the sutra office.
In the case of a hanging scroll, it will take time, so it may be better to request it before the sutra reading.

Descent

Finally, when you leave the temple gate, turn around and face the main hall, bow, and leave.
At this time, the bell does not ring.
The reason for this is that the bell ringing is used at funerals, so people dislike it.

How to chant

The most important part of the pilgrimage is chanting sutras and offerings to the principal image of each temple and to the Great Master.
All of the temples on Shodoshima are Shingon Buddhist temples that receive the teachings of the Great Master, so please perform your prayers according to the "Order of Practice" below.

Gongyo Shidai (Praying Order)

Gasshoraihai (prayer with hands together in prayer)

Repentance

  • The evil deeds I have committed in the past
  • All stem from beginningless greed, anger, and ignorance
  • The product of the meaning of words and expressions
  • I now repent of everything

Sanki (Three refuges) Three or seven times

  • Disciple A, Jinmiraisai
  • Devotion to Buddha
  • The method of taking refuge
  • Devoted monk

Recite the Ten Good Precepts three or seven times

  • Disciple A, Jinmiraisai
  • Non-killing
  • No stealing
  • Unchaste sexual intercourse
  • Not lying
  • Uncool words
  • Badmouthing
  • Unequivocal
  • Unsting and greedy
  • Free from anger
  • Fujaken (unwrongful views)

Recite the Bodhicitta Mantra three or seven times

  • Onbojishittabodahadayami

Sanmayakai Shingon mantra three or seven times

  • Onsan Maya Satoban

Opening Verse

  • The supremely profound and subtle law
  • Encountering a million calamities
  • I have now seen, heard, and received it.
  • The True Meaning of the Tathagata's Aspirations

Heart Sutra

  • The Heart Sutra of the Mahayana Prajnaparamita (Buddha's Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra)
  • The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara's practice of profound perfection of wisdom illuminates all the five aggregates
  • In the state of emptiness, all suffering and misfortune, Shariputra, form is the same as the emptiness ...
  • This emptiness is form-feedback-thought-action-consciousness, and again, like Shariputra.
  • All phenomena are empty, unborn, undying, impure, and pure, and do not increase or decrease.
  • Therefore, in the air there is no form, no feeling, no perception, no action, no consciousness, no eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind, and no form.
  • Sound, smell, taste, touch, law, the realm of blindness, even the realm of unconsciousness, no ignorance
  • There is no ignorance, no old age and death, no old age and death, no suffering, no accumulation, no extinction of the path.
  • There is no wisdom and there is no attainment, therefore Bodhisattva relies on Prajnaparamita
  • Because there is so much love, there is no mind, there are no obstacles, there are no obstacles, there is no fear, and everything is far removed.
  • The ultimate goal of Nirvana is to transcend dreams and revere the Buddhas of the Three Ages, for they are endowed with the Perfection of Wisdom.
  • Having attained Anuttara-samyaksambodhi, therefore knowing that Prajnaparamita is great
  • Divine spell is great and brilliant spell is unsurpassed spell is equal and equal ability to remove curses (jinshu ze daimyoshu ze mujoshu ze mutoudoshu noujo)
  • All suffering is true and not false, therefore the Prajnaparamita Mantra is immediately preached on the day of the Mantra.
  • Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhisavaha
  • Heart Sutra

Honzon Shingon (mantra) three or seven times

  • (Please chant the mantra of the principal image of each temple.)

Recite the Light Mantra three or seven times

  • On Abokya Beiroshanou Makabodara Mani Handoma Jinbara Harabari Taya Un

Three or seven times of Gohogo (the name of the Sacred Treasure)

  • Namu Daishi Henjo Kongo

Ekoumon (dedication prayer)

  • I pray for this merit
  • Spreading to all
  • We and all sentient beings
  • All of us can attain Buddhahood together

Gasshoraihai (prayer with hands together in prayer)

  • Gongyo Shidairyaku (abbreviated order of religious services)

Also, as a way of performing informal service,

  • Heart Sutra
  • Honzon mantra
  • Light Mantra
  • Imperial Treasure Title
  • Ego sentence

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