KoyaQuest
Ajimi Jizō
Ajimi Jizō
Ajimi Jizō
One the most striking testaments to the belief that Kūkai did not die but entered into a state of perpetual meditation is the ritual known as shōjin-gu 生身供 (literally "offering to the living body"). Twice daily at 6 and 10:30 am, priests bear a small palanquin with an offering of food to the mausoleum where his body rests. Before they start the ritual procession across the Gobyō Bridge, they pause to present the food before a small shrine housing the Ajimi, or Taste Testing, Jizō. Presumably, the bodhisattva will ensure that the meal is acceptable.
Meals are, of course, prepared in accordance with the prescriptions of shōjin-ryōri cuisine, the traditional Buddhist devotional diet observed at Mt. Kōya. However, Western foods such as pasta are occasionally included on the menu.
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