3 Zen Mini Maneki Neko Lucky Cat Sculptures
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Cast stone from an original
carving by world renowned
sculptor,
Peter Tyber
2"
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What is Maneki Neko?
"The Cat of Goutoku Temple"
Around 1650, in the Setagaya
ward of Tokyo, there was a temple
called Goutoku, which was very
poor.
The monk who took care of the
place, lived there with his
beloved cat. One day he told
it, "I wish you could
return the favor for my having
taken care of you so well."
A few days later, the wealthy
samurai
Naotaka Ii, Lord of Hikone Castle,
and his hunting party ventured
into the temple's compound.
He told the monk, "We were
walking by when a cat at the
front gate beckoned us in with
its paw.
May we rest here?" Soon
after that, a fierce storm came
but Ii and his party were spared
from it.
While waiting for the storm
to pass, the warrior became
impressed with the monk's nobleness
and the
cat's spiritual attitude, and
decided to be the temple's patron,
thus rescuing it from poverty.
Years later, when the cat had
died, the monk buried it within
the compound. In memorial to
his beloved
lost pet, he constructed a stone
replica of it. Afterward, rumors
spread throughout the surrounding
community that prayers made
to the image, actually came
true.
Thus, the traditional belief
of the maneki neko began.
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