Hasedera Temple
Main Image Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
Impression TagsSolemnityGentlenessDignity
DescriptionEnshrined in the Great Buddha Hall of Hasedera Temple, this standing Eleven-Faced Kannon Bosatsu is popularly known as the Akata Daibutsu. Zezan Taikaku vowed in 1784 to create the image, inspired by the Hasedera temples of Nara and Kamakura, and the first statue was completed in 1786. It was destroyed by fire in 1888; the present image was reconstructed in 1892 and consecrated in 1896. The 7.878 m wooden Kannon, covered in gold leaf, is designated a Tangible Cultural Property of Yurihonjo City. The Great Buddha Hall is also a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan and is freely open for worship.
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