西国三十三箇所巡礼（２１，２２，２３，２４番札所）
先週土曜日（4月10日）、２１(穴太寺），２２（総持寺），２３（勝尾寺），２４（中山寺）番札所をお参りしてきた。
今まで1番から２０番札所までは順番に巡ってきたが、交通弁を考え、２２，２１，２３，２４となった。
先ずは総持寺。総持寺地区は茨木市という事もあって、何回も行っているが何故かお寺には参ったことが無かった。街中という事もあり、そんなに広大という事は無いが、それなりに趣のある荘厳なお寺であった。
第21番札所、穴太寺
当時は亀岡市に所在。ところが、数年前にわざに一度妻と二人でお参りに来たことがある。ところが何故来たのかが思い出せない。妻に聞いても、「確かに来た覚えは有るけど、何んでだったかな？」。多分何か本の中にあり来たのであろうが・・さっぱり。まーそんなものだ、トホホ・・・。
第23番札所、勝尾寺
当時は関西ではかなり知られた寺であり、過去に何回か来たことはある。それにしても広大なお寺で、手入れも行き届いており、コロナ禍ではあるが人出もかなり多かった。
第24番札所、中山寺
当寺は安産のお寺として関西では知られた寺であり、新婚当時に来たことがあるが、参道のイメージが全く変わっており、何となくこんなだったかな・・などと一寸不思議に思ったくらい。多分に記憶があいまいだとは思うが。
A tour of the 33 Western States (21, 22, 23, 24)
Last Saturday (April 10), I visited 21 (Anataji Temple), 22 (Sojiji Temple), 23 (Katsuoji Temple), and 2 I’ve visited the 21 (Anataji), 22 (Sojiji), 23 (Katsuoji), and 2 (Nakayamaji) temples.
We had visited the first to the twentieth temples in order, but considering the traffic, we decided to visit the twenty-first, twenty-one, two-third, and twenty-fourth temples. The first stop was Sojiji Temple.
First, we visited Sojiji Temple. Since the Sojiji area is in Ibaraki City, I have been there many times, but for some reason I had never visited the temple. It’s not a huge temple because it’s in the middle of a city, but it’s a solemn temple with a certain atmosphere.
No. 21 temple, Anataji Temple
At that time, it was located in Kameoka City. However, a few years ago, my wife and I came to visit the temple once on purpose. However, I couldn’t remember why I had come. When I asked my wife, she said, “I remember coming here, but why? I don’t know. Maybe it was in a book or something, but I have no idea. Well, that’s the way it goes….
The 23rd temple, Katsuoji Temple
At the time, the temple was quite well known in Kansai, and I had been here several times in the past. It was a huge temple, well maintained, and despite the Corona disaster, there were quite a few people there.
Nakayama Temple, the 24th temple
I had visited this temple when I was newly married, but the image of the approach to the temple had completely changed, and I wondered if it had ever been like this. I think my memory is probably fuzzy.
