Yasaka Kōshin-dō
Appearance
(Redirected from Yasaka Koshindo Temple)
![]() | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (May 2024) |
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Multi-coloured_kukuri-zaru_talismans_at_Kongoji_Yasaka_K%C5%8Dshin-d%C5%8D_temple%2C_Kyoto%2C_Japan.jpg/220px-Multi-coloured_kukuri-zaru_talismans_at_Kongoji_Yasaka_K%C5%8Dshin-d%C5%8D_temple%2C_Kyoto%2C_Japan.jpg)
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Kukurizaru_talismans_and_monkey_statue_%28Yasaka_Koshindo_Temple%2C_Kyoto%29.jpg/150px-Kukurizaru_talismans_and_monkey_statue_%28Yasaka_Koshindo_Temple%2C_Kyoto%29.jpg)
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Kushindo_emblem2.gif/150px-Kushindo_emblem2.gif)
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/%22Monkey%22_talismans_in_Yasaka_Koshindo_Temple%2C_Kyoto.jpg/100px-%22Monkey%22_talismans_in_Yasaka_Koshindo_Temple%2C_Kyoto.jpg)
Yasaka Kōshin-dō (八坂庚申堂), or in its full name 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 Kōshin-san (庚申さん) a nickname of its main worship object Shōmen Kongō (青面金剛), a blue, guardian warrior and to the "three wise monkeys". They represent the Kōshin faith.
References
[edit]- 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