堰の池弁財天・川弁財天

There are two small shrines quietly on the sidewalk of the Kusano waterway. Two pillars of Benzaiten are enshrined. Weir Pond Benzaiten was originally enshrined as the guardian deity of Weir Pond in this area. It became unknown during the construction of the Kusano waterway in the 1965's, but it was discovered later and will be enshrined in this area. Benzaiten is known as one of the Seven Lucky Gods, but it was originally a Hindu god called "Sarasvate". In Sanskrit, it means "thing with water (lake)", and from this, Benzaiten is regarded as a god that symbolizes water and fertility even in Japan. Originally it was a god of water, but in Japan it has various aspects such as learning, music, and the god of battle. In general, it seems that it is often regarded as a Buddha of good luck, such as prosperous business and good luck. Originally, Benzaiten, the god of India, is often equated with Ichikishimahime, which appears in Kojiki, etc. in Japan. The idea of ​​assimilating the ancient Japanese Shinto beliefs and Buddhist beliefs is called Honji Suijaku. The idea is that the Buddha Bodhisattva will appear temporarily in order to save the people of this world, and that the Buddha Bodhisattva will be the hometown (true body) and the god will be the suijaku (temporary body). Personally, I don't like the idea of ​​having the Buddha as the true body and the Japanese god as the incarnation (laughs). Ichikishimahime was born from the fog that Amaterasu and Susanoo bit the sword of Susanoo during the pledge that Amaterasu and Susanoo made at Tenmanai (a kind of fortune-telling to prove their correctness). The third daughter of the goddess. Ichikishimahime is not mentioned in the Kojiki as a prominent activity, but when Ninigi-no-Mikoto descended, he was accompanied as a caretaker and raised well, so he is also known as a babysitter god and a child's guardian deity. It has been. By the way, the great-grandson of Ninigi-no-Mikoto is Emperor Jimmu.