お釈迦様が入滅の際に残された足形を石に刻んだもの。国内最古のものは奈良薬師寺の仏足石で、天平勝宝５年（７５３）の造立である。この仏足石は、薬師寺のものと同様の古い様式で、文政二年（１８１９）に伊勢松坂来迎寺の妙有（みょうゆう １７８１－１８５４）が建立した。釈迦の死後、長い間にわたって、その姿を人の形として表現することに忌避感があったため、足跡などが釈迦を象徴する礼拝の対象となっていた。仏足石はお釈迦様を本尊とする釈迦堂の近くに置かれている。これを礼拝すれば滅罪の功徳が大きいとされる。
Title Bussoku seki
- Shiga
- Topic(s)：
- Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Shrines/Temples/Churches Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
- Medium/Media of Use：
- Interpretive Sign
- Text Length：
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared：
- 2018
- Associated Tourism Board：
- Hieizan Enryakuji
- Associated Address：
- 4220 Sakamotohommachi, Otsu-shi , Shiga
English
Bussoku seki
These are carvings of the footprints left by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni when he died. The oldest examples in Japan are at the Yakushiji temple in Nara, dating from 753. These footprints were carved in 1819 in the same ancient style by Myoyu (1781–1854) of the Raigoji temple in Ise-Matsuzaka. For many centuries after the death of the historical Buddha, there was a reluctance to represent him in human form, and symbols of the Buddha such as these footsteps were worshipped instead. They are located near the Shaka-do that enshrines a statue of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. The practice of paying homage to these stone footprints is said to bestow great benefits in cleansing away past sins.
Bussoku seki (Stone Footprints)
Shaka-do (Shakyamuni Hall)
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