Choshoji Temple
Main Image Three Buddhist images (Amida Nyorai, Eleven-Headed Kannon, Yakushi Nyorai) Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
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DescriptionThe three Buddhist images enshrined in the Soryukutsu at Choshoji Temple are Amida Nyorai, Eleven-Headed Kannon, and Yakushi Nyorai, worshipped as the honji-butsu, or underlying Buddhist manifestations, of Iwakiyama Sansho Daigongen. All three are wooden statues believed to date from the Momoyama period and were originally the principal images of the Great Hall at Hyakutakuji Temple. The zushi shrine housing them, dating to around Kan'ei 15 (1638), is called Hanamido and is designated an Aomori Prefectural Treasure. It is decorated with carvings of dragons, pine trees, and kalavinka birds, together with lacquer, gold leaf, and brilliant polychrome. During the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the early Meiji period, the images were moved to Choshoji Temple. Today they can be viewed by the public during the open season.
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