『八面山縁起』によると、「大宝元年（701年）八幡大菩薩が唐の国から帰り、英彦山にいた僧・法蓮と宝珠の授受について争ったのち、この地で和与（和解）したときに御座した巨石。」とされており、和与石は石体の大神であるといわれています。
SPOT
和与石 （わよいし、Wayo-ishi (Wayo Rock)）
CONTETS
岩石に神仏をみる / 八面山の巨石（古代巨石信仰）
ADDRESS
大分県中津市三光田口 Google Maps
TEL
According to the “Hachimensan Engi”, in the first year of the Taiho era (701 A.D), Hachiman Great Bodshisattva had came back after travelling to a faraway land when he got into an argument with a monk at Mount Hiko over the transfer of the Cintamani stone.
It is said that this is the megalith he was on when he reconciled (“wayo” in Japanese) with the monk. From this, Wayo-ishi is considered to be a great god who is made of stone.
SPOT
Wayo-ishi (Wayo Rock)
CONTETS
Hidden in Stone, Glimpses of the Divine / Megalithic structures on Mt. Hachimen (remains of an ancient megalithic religion)
ADDRESS
Sankotaguchi, Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture Google Maps