Kannon-ji Temple
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Kannon-ji is a Shingon temple housing an important Heian-period Dainichi Nyorai statue.
What it is
- A Shingon Omuro sect temple.
- Its mountain name is Tenjitsuzan.
- Traditionally attributed to the monk Gyoki.
What to see
- Seated wooden Dainichi Nyorai statue is the principal image.
- Statue is 147.6 cm tall, made of cypress wood.
- Statue's halo and pedestal are original.
- Statue dates to the late Heian period.
- The statue is an Important Cultural Property.
- Daihannya Sutra, transcribed 1386-1401, is a cultural property.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Kannon-ji Temple Open in Google Maps
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