MACHLEAN INDUSTRIES
About Machlean Industries
We, Machlean Industries,
conduct research on
“Kōbō-Sui” (Kōbō Water) and how to make use of “Kōbō-Sui” in our daily lives.
弘 法 水 伝 説
弘法水伝説とは次のような話である。
「弘法大師が日本全国を巡錫の折り、
ある村で喉が渇いた大師が老婆に水を所望する、
老婆は遠方から水を汲んできて
快く水を提供したので、
大師は水に不自由なこの土地に同情し
、
御礼に錫杖や独鈷で地を突いて清水を出した」
このような伝説の事であり、
いろいろなバリエーションを持つ伝説が存在し
ている
（引用元 弘法水の事典 河野 忠 著）
桂川と（修善寺川）と独鈷の湯
This is a famous Kōbō-Sui spot,
located in Saijō City, Ehime Prefecture, where fresh water springs out from the bottom of the ocean.
The Legend of Kōbō-Sui
Kōbō Daishi, also known as Kūkai
was a Buddhist monk who founded
the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism.
Kūkai’s prominence in Japanese Buddhism has spawned numerous stories and legends about him.
The following is The Legend of “Kōbō-Sui”:
Long ago, Kōbō Daishi made a pilgrimage
all over the country.
In one village, a thirsty Kūkai met an elderly woman and asked her for some water. There was no water nearby so the elderly woman went out of her way to pump water from afar and graciously offered the water to him.
Kōbō Daishi, deeply moved by the elderly
woman’s kindness, sympathized that there was
no source of water near this village.
To express his gratitude for receiving some water
to drink, Kōbō Daishi struck the ground
with his Shakujō (a Buddist monk’s staff)
and Tokko (a Buddist ritual tool), and fresh water
sprouted from the ground.
This is the Legend of Kōbō-Sui.
There are also other variations of this legend.
Source: Kōbō-Sui Jiten (Kōbō-Sui Encyclopedia)
by Tadashi Kōno
Business Contents
01
Research and Production Development
of Machlean Products
02
Analytical Research and Production
Development of Machlean Factory’s
Original “Onsen no Moto”
(Hot Spring Essence Bath Powder)
03
Research and Production Development
of Machlean Industries’ newest Sound
Department venture “Machlean Sound”