Yasaka Kōshin-dō
{{Short description|Small Temple, Higashiyama 7th Century, Japan}}
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{{Nihongo|Yasaka Kōshin-dō|八坂庚申堂|}}, or in its full name {{Nihongo|Daikoku-san Kongō-ji Kōshin-dō|大黒山金剛寺庚申堂|}} is a small temple located in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. The temple is located near Kiyomizu-dera.
The temple is dedicated to {{nihongo|Kōshin-san|庚申さん}} a nickname of its main worship object {{nihongo|Shōmen Kongō|青面金剛}}, a blue, guardian warrior and to the "three wise monkeys". They represent the Kōshin faith.
References
- E. OhnukiTierney, Monkey as Mirror Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History & Ritual, Princeton University Press, 1992, {{ISBN|978-0-691-02846-0}}
- Emi Kitagawa, Information Leaflet for Yasaka Koshindo temple, Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Department of Tourism Design
- Kyoto Prefectural Government Tourism and Convention Office, Three Monkeys Shrine (Yasaka Koshindo Shrine), Kyoto
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150709040729/http://www.geocities.jp/yasakakousinndou/index.htm Official site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080115132728/http://www.uniyatra.com/uniyatra_blog/2005/10/kyoto-monkeys-kukurizaru-at-yasaka.html Visiting the Koshindo Temple - Uniyatra]
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