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Iijōsan Chōkoku-ji (Iyama-dera)
神奈川県
Sixth temple of the Bandō 33 Kannon — ancient Iiyama Kannon founded by Gyōki and restored by Kūkai, foremost Sagami Kannon sanctuary with cherry blossoms and Iiyama Onsen
From Hon-Atsugi Station (Odakyū), take Kanachū Bus to Iiyama-Kannon-mae
5605 Iiyama, Atsugi, Kanagawa
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Iyama-dera (formally Chōkoku-ji) is a Kōyasan Shingon temple in Iiyama, Atsugi, Kanagawa, the sixth station of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, popularly known as Iiyama Kannon. Said to have been founded in the 8th century by Gyōki and later restored by Kūkai, this venerable temple enshrines an Eleven-Headed Kannon Bodhisattva as principal image. The Kannon Hall is designated a tangible cultural pr…
According to tradition, the temple was founded in 725 by Gyōki, who carved an Eleven-Headed Kannon and built halls here. Later in the Kōnin era (810-824), Kūkai visited, restored the temple, and developed it as a full Shingon esoteric training center. Receiving the devotion of Minamoto no Yoritomo, …
A pilgrimage of 33 Kannon temples — an ancient circuit winding through the historic temples of the entire Kantō region
Wooden standing Eleven-Headed Kannon (Hokkeiji, Nara, National Treasure, Heian period)
Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Headed Kannon): bears eleven faces atop the principal head to perceive and rescue suffering beings in all directions. Long venerated as a deity of healing and warding off misfortune.
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 "十一面観世音菩薩"
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