. Japanese legends and tales 伝説 民話 昔話 - Introduction .
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Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子と伝説 Legends about Prince Shotoku
- Introduction -
. Shitennō-Ji, Shitennoji 四天王寺 Shitenno-Ji Temple Legends .
Prince Shotoku Taishi built this temple.
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聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi
......................................................................................... Hyogo 兵庫県
宝塚市 Takarazuka city 中山寺 Nakayamadera
. koma no hizume ishi 駒蹄石 / 駒爪の石 stone with the imprint of a hoof .
......................................................................................... Ishikawa 石川県
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河北郡 Kahoku district 津幡町 Tsubata town
.ryuutoo 龍燈 / 龍灯 / 竜灯 と伝説 Legends about Ryuto, the "Dragon Lantern" .
When 弘法大師 Kobo Daishi walked over 岩動山 Mount Sekidosan,
a special Ryuto Light appeared above an old pine tree
and clouds refering to 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai appeared.
Therefore Kobo Daishi stayed there for two years and made two statues,
one of Dainichi Nyorai and one of 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi.
This is now 広済寺 Temple Kosai-Ji.
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Ishikawa, Kahoku, 金沢市 Kanazawa city 俵原町 Tawara town
In 1675, a man from the village Tawaramura had a dream vision:
Shotoku Taishi came to his side and in the morning walked to the slope 太子坂 Taishizaka.
When he went to the spot and dug in the ground, he found a wooden statue of Shotoku Taishi.
He took the statue home.
One day in summer when it started to rain all of a sudden, he went home from the fields.
The statue had taken the washing from the line and into the house.
Sometimes on an autumn evening, people saw the children play with Shotoku Taishi.
A statue of Shotoku Taishi in the home of a farmer from Tawara town begun to vibrate every night.
It then appeared in the dream of the famer and told him
it wanted to go to 木津村正楽寺 Temple Shoraku-Ji in Kizu village
......................................................................................... Nagano 長野県
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長野市 Nagano city 桐原 Kirihara
. ryuuma, ryooma, ryuume 竜馬 / 龍馬 dragon horse .
At 相原神社 the Shrine Aihara Jinja there is a parade of a straw horse.
The legend is told in the records of 桐原八景 Aihara Hakkei.
During the time of 成務天皇 Emperor Seimu (84 - 190) on the eighth day of the second month
a dragon horse was running in the fields.
The village headman caught the dragon horse and offered it to the Emperor.
After the death of the Emperor, the horse flew up to Fujisan.
During the time of 推古天皇 Emperess Suiko (554 - 628)
it left Fujisan and came to Koshu 甲州 - Yamanashi.
The governor of Yamanashi from 曽我 the Soga clan caught it
and offered it to 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi.
Shotoku Taishi rode to the sky on the horse for 7 days
before it went to 霊山奥窟 the Ryozen cave.
When Shotoku Taishi died, the horse came to the funeral
and died in front of his grave.
......................................................................................... Nara 奈良県
橿原市 Kashihara city
. kaminari 雷と伝説 Legends about Thunder and Lightning .
After it had rained for a long time, a burst of lightning fell into the well.
Soon after, 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi fell down from the sky.
He used a large rock to place as a lid on the well.
Since then, no more lightning fell down.
......................................................................................... Osaka 大阪府
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大阪市 Osaka city 天王寺区 Tennoji ward 天王寺村 Tennoji village
. Shotoku Taishi no fue 聖徳太子の笛 the flute of Prince Shotoku Taishi .
In the village 天王寺村 Tennoji they never sell manju 饅頭 steamed buns.
Shotoku Taishi never ate Manju. At his time, they would even go bad in the steaming pot.
. manjuu 饅頭と伝説 Legends about Manju steamed buns .
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Osaka / Settsu no Kuni 摂津国
Shotoku Taishi no ido 聖徳太子の井戸 the Well of Shotoku Taishi
At the estate of 梅雨理左衛門 Tsuyu Rizaemon in Osaka there is a well
which was dug out by 聖徳太子 Prince Shotoku Taishi.
On the next day after the beginning of the rainy season,
fresh water came out of the well.
At the end of the rainy season, the well dried out.
......................................................................................... Toyama 富山県
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On a cold winter day, a farmer was shoveling snow, when a child came to help him.
Later he inquired about this child and they say it was 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi.
......................................................................................... Yamanashi 山梨県
. Amida Nyorai Legends 阿弥陀如来と伝説 .
there was a huge boulder who prevented the proper use of water and worried the farmers.
The main statue of the local temple was 阿弥陀 Amida Nyorai carved by Shotoku Taishi.
The farmers recited the Nenbutsu prayer for two nights and three days for help.
There was a thunderbolt at night and when the farmers looked next morning,
the boulder was split and water came running down.
Since then the mountain was called Retsuishiyama 烈石山 Mountain with a split boulder.
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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
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