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Thousand-Handed Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu Statue
和歌山市紀三井寺１１９７
This is the head temple of the Kyuse Kannon-shu sect, enshrining the Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu as its principal deity. It is a scenic spot offering a panoramic view of Wakaura Bay and is also renowned as a premier location for cherry blossom viewing, home to a specimen tree of Somei Yoshino that blooms earlier than any other in the Kinki region.
History
The temple's origins are said to date back to 770 CE (Hoki 1), when the Chinese monk Iko received a vision of Thousand-Handed Kannon on Mount Naka and enshrined it as a hidden Buddha. He then carved and dedicated an image of the Eleven-Faced Kannon. In the late Heian period, it was designated as a temple under imperial patronage by Emperor Go-Shirakawa, reaching the height of its prosperity. In 1951, it became an independent institution and the head temple of the Kyuse Kannon-shu sect.
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