18 Stone Fudo Myoo Statues at Ichinotaki Temple in Sasaguri

 

Ichinotaki Temple is a small mountain temple on the Sasaguri 88 temple pilgrimage.

Unlike many of the miniature 88 temple pilgrimages, a lot of the temples in Sasaguri are in the mountains, and quite a few have waterfalls.

I have never seen so many Fudo Myoo statues as I found in Sasaguri, and as Fudo is associated with waterfalls used for ascetic training, Ichinotaki has more than usual.

They are all outside, and the majority are carved in stone.

They come in a wide range of sizes, and while a few are professionally carved, many are "less" professional, but in many ways more evocative.

As with all statues outside, the weather has worked on them and this adds yet another layer to their aesthetics... to me at least...

There is a lot more to see at Ichinotaki Temple but that will be for next time....

The previous post was on the previous temple, Shuzenji, also with multiple Fudo's