Yogenji Temple

Japanese name： 養源寺

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Main Image Wooden Standing Sho Kannon Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

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PeacefulnessNobilityRefinement

Description

This wooden standing Sho Kannon is enshrined in the Kannon Hall of Yogenji, a Tendai temple in Daibu, Iizuka. Dating to the late Heian period, the 166 cm statue is made from joined Japanese cypress and has a lacquer-and-gold-leaf finish applied in later repairs. It was designated a tangible cultural property of Fukuoka Prefecture in 1971. Its high hair arrangement, finely carved hairline and gently upturned eyes create a calm expression; the chest, waist and abdomen show a full, carefully modeled volume. The image was inherited from Chorakuji, once the Buddhist temple attached to Daibu Hachimangu Shrine, after that temple was abolished during the separation of Shinto and Buddhism. The prefectural database lists it as regularly accessible.

Basic Information

Spot ID 9830

Temple / Site Yogenji Temple

Visiting Area Kannon Hall

Visiting Status Regularly open to the public according to the Fukuoka Prefecture cultural-property database (confirm hall visiting hours beforehand)

Address 福岡県飯塚市大分1281

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