Healing from illness
A prayer for those under treatment, those facing surgery, and those hoping to recover.

Byodoji, Temple 22 of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
The rite said to fulfill every wish
第十三回
Principal Deity: Yakushi Nyorai
May this fire burn away illness.
Healing • Good health • Cancer protection • Strong legs and back
全22日間・63座のご祈祷
最後の一週間で十万遍念誦を満じました

焼八千枚供は、開白から結願まで護摩と念誦を重ね、結願の日には断食のまま八千枚の護摩木を炎に投じる、真言密教の大きな修法です。古くから「願求悉皆成就の法」とも伝わります。
本年は5月3日に春の焼八千枚供を終えたばかりですが、本尊薬師如来の前で、もう一度この祈りを重ねたいという思いがどうしても離れませんでした。そこで、急なご案内ではありますが、5月17日にあらためて開白し、今月も焼八千枚護摩供を勤めることにいたしました。
2026年6月7日結願の焼八千枚護摩供は、本尊薬師如来を仰ぎ、5月18日から5月31日午前までは一日三座の薬師法を勤めます。前行はすでに行ったばかりですので、この期間は護摩なしで勤めます。薬師法は一座一時間半とし、5月24日の日曜午後三時の座は薬師護摩として修します。5月31日午後から6月7日早朝までは、一座三時間の薬師護摩を重ねます。
十万遍念誦は最後の一週間で満じ、6月7日の早朝三時の座、午前八時開始の結願の座へ進みます。どうぞこの勝縁に、みなさまの願いをお託しください。
令和8年5月吉日 平等寺住職 谷口真梁
開白は2026年5月17日、結願は6月7日でした。開白の日は15時から17時まで護摩を勤めました。
5月18日から5月31日午前までは、早朝5時、日中10時、午後3時に始まる一日三座で薬師法を勤めました。薬師法は一座一時間半でした。5月24日の日曜午後3時の座は、薬師護摩として修しました。5月31日午後から6月7日早朝までは、一座三時間の薬師護摩を重ねました。
最終日は早朝3時に始まる薬師護摩を勤め、午前8時に始まる結願の座へ進みました。十万遍念誦は最後の一週間で満じました。

Looking up to Yakushi Nyorai, the principal deity of Byodoji carved by Kobo Daishi, we performed the rite with prayers for healing from illness and good health, in keeping with his vow “to heal the illnesses of mind and body of all beings equally.”
This Shō Hassenmai-ku was performed with wishes for healing from illness and good health at its center. Each request could include more than one wish.
A prayer for those under treatment, those facing surgery, and those hoping to recover.
A prayer for those who wish to live each day without serious illness, or who are concerned about a weakening body.
A prayer that receives many earnest wishes, such as for safe treatment, prevention of recurrence, and milestones like checkups.
A prayer for those who wish to keep walking well, and for those worried about elderly family members.
We also received wishes concerning long-term illness and ailments, such as healing of eye disease, relief from mental illness, and relief from diabetes.
We also received prayers for family safety, freedom from misfortune, lifelong good fortune, a good match, academic success, traffic safety, and memorial offerings for ancestors.
There were six prayer plans. Applicants chose one plan and added temple items as they wished.
Ofuda sizes were: O, a 30 cm paper ofuda; B, a 30 cm wooden ofuda; C, a 30 cm special wooden ofuda; S, 45 cm; and SS, 60 cm.
The basic prayer plan
¥5,000
The wish was read aloud at all 63 goma sessions, and goma sticks were offered for it at the concluding session.
Traditional 30 cm wooden ofuda
¥8,000
Plan A, plus a 30 cm wooden ofuda consecrated in the goma fire and a card ofuda.
Special 30 cm wooden ofuda
¥10,000
A special ofuda: a 30 cm wooden ofuda wrapped in an Awa washi hakama, with the wish written in gold.
For C, S, and SS, the color of the ofuda could be chosen. When no color was specified, lapis was used.
Special wooden ofuda for C, S, and SS
Each special wooden ofuda had the wish written in gold on the wood and was wrapped in an Awa washi hakama (wrapper). The color could be chosen from the 20 below; when none was specified, lapis was used.
Blue-gold, Crimson, Orange, Wisteria, Silver, Cypress bark, Canary yellow, Gold, Red lead, Navy, Pine green, Pale aqua, Fresh green, Peach, Lapis, Cherry blossom, Dandelion, Light blue, Pale blue, Pale pink
5月17日開白、6月7日結願の日程です。薬師法と薬師護摩の時刻を表にまとめました。
2026年5月17日開白、6月7日結願の日程です。
5月18日から5月31日午前までは一日三座を勤め、薬師法は一座1時間30分でした。5月24日の日曜午後3時の座は薬師護摩でした。5月31日午後から6月7日早朝までは、一座3時間の薬師護摩を修しました。表の時刻は、予定していた時刻です。
| Date | Pre-dawn | Daytime | Afternoon | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17Sun | 15:0017:00Opening | Temple meals Morning Twice | ||
| May 18Mon | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 19Tue | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 20Wed | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 21Thu | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 22Fri | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 23Sat | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 24Sun | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0017:00薬師護摩 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 25Mon | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 26Tue | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 27Wed | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 28Thu | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 29Fri | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 30Sat | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0016:30薬師法 | Temple meals Morning Twice |
| May 31Sun | 05:0006:30薬師法 | 10:0011:30薬師法 | 15:0018:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | Vegetarian Morning Once |
| Jun 1Mon | 05:0008:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 10:0013:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 15:0018:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | Vegetarian Morning Once |
| Jun 2Tue | 05:0008:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 10:0013:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 15:0018:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | Vegetarian Morning Once |
| Jun 3Wed | 05:0008:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 10:0013:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 15:0018:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | Vegetarian Morning Once |
| Jun 4Thu | 05:0008:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 10:0013:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 15:0018:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | Vegetarian Morning Once |
| Jun 5Fri | 05:0008:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 10:0013:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 15:0018:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | Vegetarian Morning Once |
| Jun 6Sat | 05:0008:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 10:0013:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 15:0018:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | Vegetarian Morning Once |
| Jun 7Sun | 03:0006:00薬師護摩・十万遍 | 08:00結願まで結願 | Fasting No water | |
This observance has ended.


30 cm paper ofuda
¥2,000
A 30 cm paper ofuda consecrated at the concluding session only, sent afterward.
Special 45 cm wooden ofuda
¥30,000
A higher plan that included a 45 cm large special ofuda.
Special 60 cm wooden ofuda
¥50,000 and up
The highest plan, which included a 60 cm extra-large special ofuda.
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Applicants chose a prayer plan on the application form and added any omamori or other items they wished.
Besides the color of the special wooden ofuda, these items could be added to an application, for oneself or for family.
¥1,000 omamori
Omamori to wear or carry every day, for healing from illness, protection from cancer, warding off misfortune, good connections, and more. The Lifelong Great Fortune and Healing omamori came in a choice of colors.
¥1,000
Byodoji's signature omamori, carrying the wish of “the temple of cancer protection.”
¥1,000
An easy-to-carry five-color omamori that binds you in connection with the principal deity.
¥1,000
An omamori to keep with you through days of facing illness.
Colors: Pink, light blue
¥1,000
An omamori with the wish for steady days and rising fortune.
Colors: Mustard, blue, pink, red, sky blue
¥1,000
An omamori with the wish to leave misfortune behind, open good fortune, and live long.
Items to keep

¥3,000
An omamori handmade in the shape of a straw sandal (waraji), with the wish for safe legs and back.

¥3,000
An omamori made with prayer from rice straw grown entirely by hand, from planting to harvest.

¥1,000
A traffic safety sticker in five colors. 22 is Byodoji's temple number on the pilgrimage. It can be placed on a car or somewhere close at hand.

¥1,000
A 22 sticker decorated in five colors with “Nyoi Kichijō,” meaning wishes fulfilled and good fortune.

¥1,000
A traffic safety sticker in blue tones. In a calm color, it can be placed on a car.

¥1,000
A rainbow-colored traffic safety sticker bearing the number 88. It stands out well and can be placed on a car.
Nenju
We offered full-length nenju of white oak (shirakashi) and nenju of crystal.

¥8,000
A genuine crystal bracelet nenju for daily recitation.

¥10,000
A formal full-length nenju (honren nenju) of Koyasan Shingon. The beads are white oak, the wood the chief priest of Byodoji uses himself; the tassels are white bonten tassels (bontenbusa); and the inner cord is red, representing the wisdom of Amida Nyorai.

¥19,000
A crystal nenju of 1 shaku 1 sun, sized to be easy for women to hold.

¥28,000
A crystal nenju of 1 shaku 3 sun, for both men and women.