Suyama Kannon Hall
Main Image Wooden Standing Thousand-armed Kannon and Four Heavenly Kings Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionSuyama Kannon Hall, the 23rd site on the Sagara Thirty-three Kannon pilgrimage, enshrines a wooden standing Thousand-armed Kannon approximately 283 cm tall, with eleven faces and forty-two arms. Traditionally dated to the late Heian period, it is among the largest Buddhist statues in the Kuma region. Figures of the Four Heavenly Kings also stand nearby, and the group is designated an Important Cultural Property of Kumamoto Prefecture. Rebuilt in 1712, the hall itself is a cultural property of Taragi Town. Kannon is revered here for safe childbirth and children. The statues are unveiled during the coordinated spring and autumn equinox observances; dates should be confirmed.
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