Shingu Zenji Temple
Main Image Six Seated Kannon Bodhisattvas (Eleven-faced, Nyoirin, Thousand-armed, Sho, Juntei and Horse-headed) Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionShingu Zenji, an Obaku Zen temple and the 32nd site on the Sagara Thirty-three Kannon pilgrimage, houses six large seated images of Eleven-faced, Nyoirin, Thousand-armed, Sho, Juntei and Horse-headed Kannon. Sculpted by different artists between 1577 and 1630, they are designated cultural properties by Nishiki Town. For example, the Eleven-faced and Nyoirin images were carved by Okagetsu, and the Thousand-armed Kannon by Hidaka Minbu Fujiwara Hidenaga. Nyoirin Kannon is revered for prayers for children and safe childbirth. The images are ordinarily not open to viewing but are unveiled during the coordinated spring and autumn openings.
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