Mitakesan Kiyomizu-dera (Banshu Kiyomizu-dera)
兵庫県
Twenty-fifth temple of the Saigoku 33 — mountaintop temple founded by Hodo Sennin on Mt. Mitake (552 m), distinguished from Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera as Banshu Kiyomizu-dera
From JR Takino or Yashiro-machi Station, ~20 min by taxi; ~20 min by car from Hyogo-Tojo IC. Toll temple road to summit
1194 Hiraki, Kato City, Hyogo
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Enshrined Deity
大講堂：十一面観世音菩薩／根本中堂：十一面千手観世音菩薩
Founder
Hodo Sennin (Indian monk); Daikodo by imperial order of Emperor Shomu
Buddhist Sect
Banshu Kiyomizu-dera is the twenty-fifth temple of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, distinguished from the famous Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera by the regional prefix "Banshu" (the old name of Harima). It stands on the 552 m summit of Mt. Mitake in Kato, Hyogo. According to tradition the temple was founded in 627 when the Indian monk Hodo Sennin built a hermitage here and the Konponchudo (Original Main Hal…
According to tradition, in 627 the Indian monk Hodo Sennin built a hermitage here and the Konponchudo was constructed by imperial command of Empress Suiko. In 725 Gyoki, by order of Emperor Shomu, built the Daikodo and carved the Eleven-Headed Kannon enshrined there, flanked by Bishamonten and Kichi…
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
Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimageの全33札所を見る →
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大講堂：十一面観世音菩薩／根本中堂：十一面千手観世音菩薩"
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