In Osaka, you will find the moss-covered Fudo Myoo @Hozenji Temple in Osaka, water-sprinkled Fudo.
People call him "Ohfudo-san" and he is well known to Osaka.
Fudo-san cuts off our worries and guides us with the love of severity in the form of rage.
After the war, a woman started sprinkling water on the Ofudo-san to pray for realizing her desperate wishes.
Since then, many worshippers pour water on the statue of Fudo Myoo, so that the statue is covered with a thick layer of green moss.
I also prayed for the healing of the illness of the person who had taken care of me.
On either side of the statue, there were two of Fudo's family members named Kongara Doji and Seitaka Doji.
It is said that Konghara Doji represents "compassion" and Seitaka Doji represents "anger".
Namba was one of the largest port towns in Japan, where difficult and raging waves would come crashing in.
For this reason, the guardian deity of navigation, Konpira-tenno, is also enshrined in the temple grounds.
"There is also a prayer spot called the “Niga Byakudo Do.”
On both sides of the white path that leads to the Buddha, there are red tiles representing the two rivers of our worries: fire, which represents anger, and white tiles of water, which represents attachment.
"At the end of the path, you will reach the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, where you will be welcomed by Amitabha and Shakyamuni with compassionate smiles.
The area around Hozenji Temple used to be a dense concentration of execution sites, where the dead were burned, and many cemeteries were built.
I am reminded of how important it is to be attentive to the feelings of those who have become invisible and to mourn for the dead in order to settle the world.
I would like to practice daily memorial services, starting with thinking about my ancestors of my family history.