Ebara Temple - Ebaradera

Japanese: 家原寺 - えばらでら

A Shingon Buddhist temple in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. It can also be read as "Ieharadera." Its mountain name is Ichijozan. It was founded in 704 (Keiun 1) as the birthplace of Gyoki. Izumi Kofu, who wrote the Gyoki Nenpu (Chronology of Gyoki) in 1175 (Angen 1), praised the temple as a sacred place comparable to Kapila Castle, the birthplace of the Buddha. In 1245 (Kangen 3), Eison performed the betsujubikukai (special precepts) at this temple for the first time. There is a strong faith in the principal image of Manjusri Bodhisattva, said to have been created by Gyoki, and the temple is now famous for its entrance exam prayers and graffiti. It also houses three scrolls of the Illustrated Activities of Gyoki Bodhisattva.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大阪府堺市にある真言宗の寺。〈いえはらでら〉とも読む。山号は一乗山。行基の生誕地で，704年(慶雲1)の開創。1175年(安元1)《行基年譜》を書いた泉高父（いずみのこうふ）は当寺を釈尊生誕地のカピラ城に比すべき聖地と讃えている。1245年(寛元3)叡尊は当寺において初めて別受苾蒭戒（べつじゆびくかい）を行った。行基作と伝える本尊の文殊菩薩に対する信仰は厚く，現在では入試祈願や落書で有名である。また《行基菩薩行状絵図》3幅を蔵する。

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