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Nikko-zan Chuzenji (Tachiki Kannon)
栃木県
A lakeside Kannon carved from a living tree — the 18th Bando pilgrimage temple watching over Lake Chuzenji
45 min by bus from JR/Tobu Nikko Station, alight at Chuzenji Onsen
2578 Chugushi, Nikko, Tochigi
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A Tendai temple by Lake Chuzenji, founded when Shodo Shonin carved a Kannon image from a standing katsura tree.
The principal image, a Juichimen Senju Kannon approximately 6m tall, is famous as 'Tachiki Kannon' carved from the living tree.
As the 18th temple of the Bando 33 Kannon pilgrimage, it has attracted pilgrim devotion since ancient times.
The superb location overlooking Lake Chuzenji and M…
Founded in 784 when Shodo Shonin carved a Senju Kannon image from a standing katsura tree during his training by Lake Chuzenji.
Shodo Shonin, the founding patriarch of Nikko, is said to have trained here before his ascent of Mount Nantai.
Since then, Chuzenji has served as an important training site…
A pilgrimage of 33 Kannon temples — an ancient circuit winding through the historic temples of the entire Kantō region
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 "十一面千手観世音菩薩"
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