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Iwadonosan Kōmyō-in Anraku-ji
埼玉県
Eleventh temple of the Bandō 33 Kannon — Yoshimi Kannon traditionally built by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, with legends of Minamoto no Noriyori's childhood refuge and an early-Edo three-storied pagoda
From Higashi-Matsuyama Station (Tōbu Tōjō Line) or Kōnosu Station (JR Takasaki Line), take Kawagoe Kankō Bus to Kubota, then 40 min on foot
374 Gosho, Yoshimi, Hiki District, Saitama
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Anraku-ji is a Shingon Chizan-ha temple in Gosho, Yoshimi, Hiki District, Saitama, the eleventh station of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, popularly known as Yoshimi Kannon. Tradition states that the temple began when the monk Gyōki enshrined a Shō Kannon image in the Nara period, and that Sakanoue no Tamuramaro built a hall here in 806 on his return from his eastern campaign. Minamoto no Noriyori…
Tradition states that the temple began when the monk Gyōki enshrined a Shō Kannon image in the Nara period, and that Sakanoue no Tamuramaro built a hall here in 806 on his return from his eastern campaign. Minamoto no Noriyori, the half-brother of Minamoto no Yoritomo, is said to have lived here in …
A pilgrimage of 33 Kannon temples — an ancient circuit winding through the historic temples of the entire Kantō region
Wooden seated Sho Kannon (Kanzeonji, Fukuoka)
Sho Kannon (Aryāvalokiteśvara): the original single-faced, two-armed form — the root from which all 33 manifestations emerge.
Kannon Forms · Seven Kannon
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Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "聖観世音菩薩"
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