Senkoji Kannon Hall
Main Image Wooden Standing Eleven-faced Kannon, Four Heavenly Kings and Thousand-armed Kannon Category Bodhisattva / Deva
Impression TagsNobilityDepthSolemnity
DescriptionSenkoji Kannon Hall is the 22nd site on the Oguni Thirty-three Kannon pilgrimage and is revered as Koyasu Kannon by those praying for children. The hall houses a wooden standing Eleven-faced Kannon approximately 164 cm tall, statues of the Four Heavenly Kings and an image of the Thousand-armed Kannon. The Eleven-faced Kannon, carved from a single piece of cypress in the late Heian period, and two of the Heavenly Kings are designated Important Cultural Properties of Kumamoto Prefecture. An inscription dated 1175 is reported on the Thousand-armed Kannon's halo. A stone monument in the grounds bears the date 1144, reflecting Kannon devotion extending back to the end of the Heian period. Confirm access to the hall before visiting.
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