Jūroku Rakan Iwa Explained
The or "Sixteen Rakan Rocks" is a monument to the local fishermen in Yuza, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Carved from volcanic rock by a Buddhist monk between 1864 and 1868, there are in total twenty-two figures: the Sixteen Arhats along with Shakyamuni, Manjusri, Fugen and his consort, Avalokitesvara, and the Sarira. A little to the south of the carvings is Dewa Futami, or the Wedded rocks of Dewa Province.[1] [2]
The Jūroku Rakan Iwa are among the 100 Fishing Village Heritage Sites sponsored by the National Association of Fisheries and endorsed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[3] [4]
There is an annual ceremony in late July, when the sculptures are illuminated at night.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Jūroku Rakan Iwa - Dewa Futami . . 30 January 2012.
- Web site: Jūroku Rakan Iwa . . 30 January 2012.
- Web site: 100 Select Monuments of the History of Fishing to be Preserved for the Future . National Association of Fisheries . 30 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090709143917/http://www.gyokou.or.jp/100sen/100sen-pdf/100senlist.htm . 9 July 2009 . dead .
- Web site: Press Release - 17 February 2006 . . 30 January 2012.
- Web site: Jūroku Rakan Iwa . National Association of Fisheries . 30 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006025602/http://www.gyokou.or.jp/100sen/100img/02tohoku/026.pdf . 6 October 2007 . dead .
