Ishikakizan Kannonji Temple
Main Image Sho Kannon Statue with an Eleven-Faced Kannon Enshrined Inside Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
Impression TagsMysteryPeacefulnessSolemnity
DescriptionThe principal image of Ishikakizan Kannonji is Sho Kannon, containing an Eleven-Faced Kannon within it. Normally concealed in a shrine cabinet in the Main Hall, the image is unveiled on the third Sunday of January, May and September each year, according to the temple's official guidance. During these openings, a ritual cord extends from the statue's hand to an unveiling pillar. Worshippers touch the cord or pillar to establish a spiritual bond with Kannon. The temple is Station No. 19 on the Kyushu Saigoku pilgrimage and No. 3 on the Chikugo pilgrimage, and the first-Kannon festival in January includes a fire-walking goma ritual. Neither the statue's production date nor its sculptor is confirmed.
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