Saturday, August 10, 2024

Altars at Udono Cliff Carvings


 The Udono Sekibutsu are a set of almost 60 Buddhist relief carvings in the cliffs and caves near Ochi in Saga.


In the medieval period there was a temple here called Byodo-ji.


Much later a Shungon temple was built at the base, but now there are no temples


Scattered among the carvings however are numerous altars which are still maintained by local people.


Several Fudo Myo statues are here, not surprising really.


There is also an Inari altar set up, and also one to Daikoku and Ebisu, a pair of the seven lucky gods.


The other altars all contain an eclectic mix of statues.


Photos and details about the cliff carvings can be found in the previous post in this series on day 72 of my walk around Kyushu.




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