Tofukuji Temple
Main Image Eleven-Headed Thousand-Armed Kannon Statue Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionThe Tofukuji Museum, which displays Buddhist art belonging to Tofukuji of the Omuro school of Shingon Buddhism, exhibits an Eleven-Headed Thousand-Armed Kannon statue about 1.8 meters tall. Visitors can see at close range this form of Kannon Bodhisattva with eleven faces and many arms. Other exhibits include a seated Kongokai Dainichi Nyorai about 1.4 meters tall, a gilt-bronze Buddhist votive plaque from the mid-Kamakura period, gilded Buddhist images from Thailand, and wooden Buddhist images from Tibet, offering comparisons of Buddhist art from different regions and periods. Opened in November 1990, the museum preserves and displays works from the temple's collection of about 1,000 objects. Admission is free, opening hours are 9:00–17:00, and the museum closes in December.
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