#goeika

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The pilgrims’ hymns for Kegonji Temple (華厳寺) in Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Thirty-Three: Mount Tanigumi Kegonji Temple (Tendai School) in Ibi District, Mino Province Tokuzumi, Tanigumi Village, Ibi County, Gifu Prefecture Hymns in reverent gratitude for grace and thankfulness for blessings to Eleven-Faced Kannon: Vows of countless years Have been pledged and sworn right here At Tanigumi, The temple where pure waters Trickle and flow from the moss As long as this sign Of the buddha who lights up The world remains here, Its guiding lamp shall never Waver nor be extinguished All along the way Relying on these pilgrims' cloaks Like parental care, We now offer them up here At Mino Tanigumi

Images from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Kannonshōji Temple (観音正寺) in Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Thirty-Two: Mount Kinugasa Kannonshōji Temple (Tendai School) in Gamou District, Ōmi Province Ishiyama, Azuchi Town, Gamou County, Shiga Prefecture A hymn for Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon: Most holy Kannon, Kindly guide us on our way To your temple true, As we have journeyed so long From lands very far away

Image from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Matsunoodera (松尾寺) in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Twenty-Nine: Seiyōzan Matsunoodera Temple (Shingon School) in Kasa District, Tango Province

Matsunoo, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture

A hymn for Batō Kannon:

Since days of old How many eons have passed, And yet even now This temple ever awaits, Steadfast for thousands of years

Image from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Engyōji Temple (円教寺) in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Twenty-Seven: Shoshazan Engyōji Temple (Tendai School) in Shikama District, Harima Province

Mount Shosha, Shosha Neighborhood, Himeji City, Hyōgo Prefecture

A hymn for Nyoirin Kannon:

Reaching all the way To the peak of Mount Shosha, Winds blowing downwards Resounding through the pines are The sound of the blest Dharma

Image from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Ichijōji Temple (一乗寺) in Kasai, Hyōgo Prefecture, from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Twenty-Six: Mount Dharma Flower Ichijōji Temple (Tendai School) in Kasai District, Harima Province

Hokkesan, Sakamoto Neighborhood, Kasai City, Hyōgo Prefecture

A hymn for Holy Kannon:

Cherry blossoms in  Spring, orange blooms in summer, Chrysanthemums in Fall, but ever the flower of the wondrous dharma here

Image from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Nariaiji Temple (成相寺) in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Twenty-Eight: Mount Nariai Nariaiji Temple (Shingon School) in Yosano District, Tango Province

Nariaiji, Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture

A hymn for Holy Kannon:

The roar of the waves And the rustling of the pines Flow together at Nariai, blowing across The bridge up to the heavens

Image from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Nakayamadera Temple (中山寺) from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Twenty-Four: Mount Purple Cloud Nakayamadera Temple (Shingon School) in Kawabe District, Settsu Province

Nakayamadera 2-chome, Takarazuka City, Hyōgo Prefecture

A hymn reverently dedicated to Eleven-Faced Kannon in thankfulness for grace and gratitude for blessings:

Passing through the fields And leaving the town behind, We pay a visit To this mountain temple for The sake of the world to come

Image from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Yoshiminedera Temple (善峯寺) from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Twenty: Nishiyama Yoshiminedera Temple (Tendai School) in Otokuni District, Yamashiro Province

Oshiochō Neighborhood, Ōharano, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto

A hymn for Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon:

Cloudy skies raining As we depart level fields Towards mountain paths, Yet close to Yoshimine The evening showers clear

Image from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book