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Tokisan Ichijō-Hokke-in Jikō-ji
埼玉県
Ninth temple of the Bandō 33 Kannon — ancient Tendai sanctuary founded in 770 by Dōchū, leading disciple of Ganjin, preserving the National Treasure Jikō-ji Sutra
From JR Myōkaku Station (Hachikō Line) or Tobu Ogose Station, take the Tokigawa community bus to Jikō-ji-iriguchi
386 Nishidaira, Tokigawa, Hiki District, Saitama
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Jikō-ji is a Tendai temple in Tokigawa, Hiki District, Saitama, the ninth station of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. Tradition holds that a Thousand-Armed Kannon was enshrined here in 673 and that the temple was formally founded in 770 by Dōchū, a leading disciple of Ganjin (Jianzhen). In the early Heian period it became an imperial prayer temple under Emperor Seiwa during the Jōgan era and flouri…
Tradition holds that a Thousand-Armed Kannon was enshrined here in 673 and that the temple was formally founded in 770 by Dōchū, a leading disciple of Ganjin. In the early Heian period it became an imperial prayer temple under Emperor Seiwa during the Jōgan era and flourished as a central seat of Te…
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 "十一面千手千眼観世音菩薩"
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