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  1. Shōmen-Kongō (青面金剛), a fearsome blue-skinned deity with 3 eyes and 6 arms, became the face of the Kōshin faith.

    Familiarly known as Kōshin-san (庚申さん), he acted as principal image of worship for the complex rituals that made up Kōshin-shinkō.

    #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #青面金剛 #ShomenKongo #YasakaKoshindo #八坂庚申堂

  2. Yasaka Kōshin-dō, founded in 887, is centre for the Kōshin faith.

    Originally a folk religion, practitioners of Kōshin-shinkō (庚申信仰) believe that for a wish to come true it is necessary to sacrifice 1 desire. Desires are thus symbolically bound up as a Kukurizaru.

    The 3 Wise Monkeys (三猿) are symbols of the Kōshin faith🙈🙉🙊
    'See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil': Mizaru (見ざる), Kikazaru (聞かざる) and Iwazaru (言わざる).

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #YasakaKōshindō #八坂庚申堂 #Higashiyama #東山