Ehime

13 Des 2014

生きた木の地蔵

生き木の仏師、スペインへ渡る

Oleh Masayoshi Hirose

Community writer

Usually, Buddhist statues are carved on dry wood, but this statue is carved into a living tree

Deep in the woods in Ehime Prefecture, there is an area called Kiriyama, which is famous for the Heike (Taira Clan) Legend

The 'Living Jizo' is 60 cm high and 20cm wide

As you can see, this tree with a Living Jizo in its trunk is still growing! How extraordinary!

The Manabe House with thatched roof in Kiriyama Area, which is famous for the Heike Legend

This area is known as a place where Emperor Antoku and his five subjects hid away, and many sites related to this historical episode remain here.

The stone monument made of Sazareishi Stone displayed between a Living Jizo and Manabe House

It is said that fleeing Heike warriors and people related to Heike Clan hid themselves here in Kiriyama Area, a hidden village well off the beaten track

今年の１１月１日平家落人伝説が残ると云う愛媛県切山地区にとても珍しい”生き木地蔵”なる地蔵が存在すると云う噂を聞いた。

不思議なのはこの地蔵、まだ生きている木に彫られていることだ。元々約３００年前に同様の生き木地蔵がこの地にあったらしいが、この木が枯れ腐食した為、香川県の仏師が１９７９年に別の木に復元したらしい。この仏師はその後、スペインからも関心を持たれ、サンティアゴ・デ・コンポステーラの巡礼路にあるクルミの木に同様の地蔵を彫り、広く認められている。

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