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Mount Kurama (鞍馬山, Kurama-yama)[1] is a mountain to the north of the city of Kyoto. It is the birthplace of the Reiki practice, and is said to be the home of Sōjōbō, King of the Tengu (Goblins).

Mount Kurama
Mount Kurama
Kyoto, Japan
Highest point
Elevation584 m (1,916 ft)
Prominence44 m (144 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates35°7′26″N 135°46′17″E
Naming
Native name鞍馬山 (Japanese)
Geography
LocationKyoto, Japan
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute 25000:1 大原, 50000:1 京都及大阪
Shrine at Kurama Temple
Shrine at Kurama Temple
Main Gate of Kurama Temple
Main Gate of Kurama Temple
A close-up of the main gate of Kurama Temple
A close-up of the main gate of Kurama Temple

Kurama is also the location of the annual Kurama Fire Festival (鞍馬の火祭り, Kurama no Hi-matsuri), which takes place every October. Kurama-dera (鞍馬寺) is now designated as a national treasure of Japan.


Goblin king


Sōjōbō was supposedly the Tengu who taught swordsmanship to Minamoto no Yoshitsune.[2]

The philosopher Hayashi Razan lists one of the three greatest of the daitengu as Sōjōbō of Mount Kurama.[3] The demons of Kurama and Atago are among the most famous tengu.[4]


Holistic healing


The mountain is also known as the birthplace of the holistic healing art called Reiki. In 1922 the founder of Reiki, Mikao Usui, meditated for 21 days on this mountain and received the Reiki healing energy and became an enlightened person and thus also true insight into the wisdom of life. Mikao Usui meditated near the top of the mountain at a site called Osugi Gongen, at the site of a great sacred tree (kami) said to be an incarnation of the god Maoson.[5]


See also



References


  1. "Gazetteer of Japan 2007" (PDF). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. Turnbull, Stephen (1977). The Samurai, A Military History. MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 61. ISBN 0026205408.
  3. de Visser, M. W. (1908). "The Tengu". Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. ZP Maruya & Co. 34 (2): 71.
  4. Mizuki, Shigeru (2001). Mizuki Shigeru No Nihon Yōkai Meguri. Japan: JTB. pp. 122–123. ISBN 4-533-03956-1.
  5. Miller, Jessica A. (May 2007). Reiki's Birthplace: A Guide to Kurama Mountain. Infinite Light Healing Studies Cente. ISBN 9780967872148.

На других языках


- [en] Mount Kurama

[fr] Mont Kurama

Le mont Kurama (鞍馬山, Kurama-yama?) est un relief situé au nord-ouest de la ville de Kyōto, au Japon.

[it] Monte Kurama

Il monte Kurama (鞍馬山 Kurama-yama?) è una montagna posta nella zona nord-occidentale della città di Kyoto.

[ru] Курама (гора)

Гора Курама (яп. 鞍馬山 Курама-яма) — район к северу от Киото, имеющий большое культурно-историческое и культовое значение[2]. Используется как зона отдыха и место проведения фестивалей огня.



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