Izurisan Mangaji

栃木県

Bando 17th temple opened by Shodo's disciple and visited by Kukai — the cave Kannon and famous Izuru soba have welcomed pilgrims for 1,200 years

Founded

766

Type

Temple

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栃木県栃木市出流町288

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Temple

Founded 766

1260 years

Enshrined Deity

千手観世音菩薩

Buddhist Sect

真言宗智山派

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Overview

A historic Shingon Chizan temple said to have been opened by a disciple of Shodo Shonin during the Enryaku era (782-806), and the 17th sacred site of the Bando Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage. The inner sanctuary's stalactite cave enshrines a natural formation revered as the Eleven-Faced Kannon, filling the space with a mystical atmosphere. A tradition also holds that Kukai came to practice in the …

Origins

Izurisan Manganji is a historic temple of the Chisan branch of Shingon Buddhism, traditionally said to have been founded by the monk Shodo Shonin in 766. It is also recorded that disciples of Shodo Shonin developed the temple precincts during the Enryaku era (782–806), and the precise details of its…

Pilgrimage Circuit

A pilgrimage of 33 Kannon temples — an ancient circuit winding through the historic temples of the entire Kantō region

Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage

Principal Buddha

Senju Kannon

千

About Senju Kannon

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

聖

Shō

十

Jūichimen

千

Senju

如

Nyoirin

馬

Batō

准