Thirty-first temple of the Saigoku 33 — mountain temple of long life tradition by Lake Biwa, reached by 808 stone steps
From JR Omihachiman Station, take Omi Railway Bus to Chomeiji (~25 min), then 20 min on foot up 808 stone steps
157 Chomeiji-cho, Omihachiman City, Shiga
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Chomei-ji is the thirty-first temple of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, set on the slopes of Mt. Chomeiji (333 m) on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa. According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Keiko the legendary minister Takenouchi no Sukune carved the words "long life and fulfillment of all wishes" on a great willow tree on this mountain, after which he is said to have lived more than thr…
By tradition, during the reign of Emperor Keiko the legendary minister Takenouchi no Sukune carved "long life and fulfillment of all wishes" on a great willow tree on this mountain and lived for over three hundred years. In 619 Prince Shotoku visited the site, carved a triad of Senju Kannon, Eleven-…
A pilgrimage of 33 Kannon temples — the oldest Kannon circuit in Japan, winding through 6 prefectures in the Kinki region and Gifu
Wooden seated Thousand-Armed Kannon by Tankei (Sanjūsangendō, Kyoto, National Treasure, Kamakura period)
Senju Kannon (Thousand-Armed Kannon): rescues all beings through a thousand methods, with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes. Usually represented with 42 arms standing for the full thousand — an expression of boundless compassion.
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 "千手観音・十一面観音・聖観音 三尊（重文）"
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