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Considered a charm against evil (悪魔除けの大根), it made sense that these radishes would also help alleviate illnesses & diseases when consumed.
The 'blessed' radishes were mixed with others in a great cauldron and fed to the congregation to promote health for the upcoming year.
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After a night of temptation and doubt, Buddha reached enlightenment just as Venus appeared in the morning sky.
Perhaps inspired by this, Jizen may have used the radish to symbolise the star, linking it to the overcoming of obstacles. The vegetable would come to be seen as a charm.
#daikondaki #大根だき #Buddha #venus #radish #radishfestival #Daihoonji #SenbonShakado
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During a Bodhi Day memorial during the Kamakura period at Daihōon-ji it's recorded that the 3rd abbot, Jizen (慈禅上人), took 4 radishes, cut them in half and drew the Sanskrit character for Buddha on each.
He then distributed them as a prayer for good health.
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The 'Radish Boiling Festival' (大根焚 'Daikon-daki') is particularly popular with older people.
Many take the time to pray to a statue of 'Bokefuji Kannon' (ぼけ封じ観音), a bodhisattva believed to protect against senility.These photos show the statue of Bokefuji Kannon at Imakumano Kannon-ji (今熊野観音寺).
#BokefujiKannon #senility #dementia #daikondaki #Kyoto #Japan #京都
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🥣RADISH GOBBLING😊
It's time once again to eat up Daihōon-ji's (大報恩寺) blessed daikon for another year of protection against sickness and disease.
temple nuns-
it takes two
yanking the radish
尼達や二人かかって引大根
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.#daikondaki #大根だき #Daihoonji #SenbonShakado #Kyoto #京都 #radishes #Japan