Temple of the Hirata

In volume 13 of Hosono Gosai's "Senkoman brush", there is a sentence that the inscription of the bell "The opening of The 7th Generation of Shirasaka Unkoji" bell is "The selection of Mt. Hakusan of Kajoji Hakusan on October 15, 2010" in the beginning of the inscription of the bell. 1685(0/1685)It is a famous bell cast in 1999, and the tone was good, and it was likely to be sold to the United States around the Meiji era, but there is an anecdote that dan family president went to Yokohama port and bought it back. This bell told the time at 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. until before the war, but for metal offerings during the war,(0/1983)There is a new one in 2008. Currently, the time is announced on the morning of the day of the bell of the new year's eve, the gathering of Onda, and the event.

Ryujin Pond in the precincts was originally a long pond from east to west, but in 1912(0/1912)The Nagoya electric railway(Meitetsu Inuyama line)the western half of the pond was restood. There is a stone in the center of the pond, and it is said that there used to be a cross stone from north to south across this stone. The water in the pond was filled with spring water and flowed into the ditch on the approach in front of the sanmon gate. There were a lot of turtles living in the pond, and before the war, when the children caught the turtle and brought it home, parents were against the dead and let the turtle drink and release it into the pond.

When the Meitetsu Inuyama Line was laid, it was said that there was a cry when the ryujin pond was restasted, so the construction did not proceed. For this reason, there is an anecdote that the track is curved in this pond.

5/5/2012, is relocation to a new building of the Museum was held.
To begin with, to ryujin pond and hatchery goldfish FRY(放生会), Followed by individual visitors for more than 200 persons who are candle to light(Thousand light offerings)The temple purified, colored. The Chery are events for red bird in the sky(Vermilion bird-shaped in the cloud)1 shaking that seems the Epicentral earthquake occurred(When in the Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha or, is written as a sign to dark when things happen in the 6 動zu)。
After that, many of you watched attentively, from the Temple of knowing to the new shrine relocation ceremony was held. This was aired on CBC TV's "hand".
Plan this is an aside, but at that time, the new main building was, but did not advance story to think. Realized that "from the thinking man's convenience is useless, first of all, that of God. To refresh of stale Dragon shrine "and. The new relocation ceremony three days after the encounter, came at the end of the next 25 years the inaugration of new.
Ryujin is truly miraculous.

West of the main building(Front left)The picture of Kobo Daishi enshrined, has been. In addition, stands a stone carved "Nishiharu 21 Daishi pilgrimage' to the South of the chapel Bell entry,.
Kobo Daishi Kukai is proselytizing sects beyond familiar from a lot of old Japanese and Temple had been made.

Beneath the pines before the temple enshrines a White Dragon shrine. The Museum is a whitish stone with a size of 30 cm.
Originally the city naeseo Noriyuki kept to residents over nearly 40 years, enshrined and worshipped as the guardian of the House alone to protect you, and lost her husband has been difficult and was a donation to the 0/2014 summer.