筑土八幡神社の庚申塔、歴史を感じる。
筑土八幡神社の庚申塔の特徴
この塔は桃の木を持つ珍しいデザインが特徴で、特に貴重な存在と言われています。
筑土八幡神社境内にある庚申塔は、1664年に奉納された歴史ある文化財です。
二体の猿が描かれている庚申塔は、歴史的にも独自の信仰を持つ重要な遺産です。
筑土八幡神社境内にある庚申塔。
筑土八幡神社の境内の手水舎の隣に、いかにも古そうな石碑がある。そこには二匹の猿とそれぞれの猿が桃の実のついたその隣に説明文がある。それを読まないとこの石碑が何なのかわからない。これは庚申塔というもので、寛文4年(1664年)に奉納された。二匹の猿はそれぞれ雄と雌。この庚申塔が貴重で珍しいのは多くは猿3匹描かれるところが2匹であるのと、桃が描かれているところだという。この塔は新宿区の指定有形民俗文化財になっている。初めて訪れて初めて知ることも多い。
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周辺のオススメ
Shinjuku City designated tangible folk cultural propertyKoshinto - Koshin Tower address 2-1 Chikudo Hachimancho, Shinjuku Warddesignated 7 March 1997The boat-shaped (halo-shaped) Koshin tower was dedicated in 1664. The height is 186 cm. The top has a sun and moon, and in the center a pair of monkeys and a peach tree.The male monkey on the right stands up and picks off a branch with fruit on it. On the left, the female monkey is crouching and holding a branch of the peach tree with fruit attached.Generally, most Koshin towers depict the three wise monkeys, but this tower is unique in the ward. In addition to having a pair of monkeys, the peach tree is renowned. Peaches have been known since ancient times because they are extremely rare and valuable. It is said to ward off evil spirits, and drinking the juice squeezed from the leaves is said to be a sign of the Koshin faith. There was a popular belief that the purpose of the ritual was to eliminate the sanshi worms.Kōshin (庚申) or Kōshin-shinkō (庚申信仰) is a folk belief in Japan with Taoist origins, influenced by Shinto, Buddhism and other local beliefs. The followers of the 庚申講 (Kōshin-kō) Kōshin faith have a special devotion to the day (sunrise to sunrise)of the 庚申 metal monkey in the iterative 60 day cycle based on the five elements and the twelve animal zodiac. On the night defined as Kōshin, 三尸/三虫(蟲) (sanshi/sanchū) three worms [also translated as insects or corpses] (black, green and white), believed to dwell in a person's body, ascend to heaven while their host sleeps. The 天帝 Emperor of Heaven, apprised by the worms of the host's transgressions during the previous cycle, deducts a certain number of days from the person's life for each misdeed. This belief led to the Japanese custom of staying up all night, 「庚申待」 (kōshin-machi) [hang on]/「守庚申」 (mori kōshin) [protect], to prevent the worms from leaving the body to report on their hosts.