Mii-dera Kannondo, in Onjoji-cho, Otsu City, Shiga, is the Kannon hall of the Tendai Jimon school's head temple Onjo-ji (Mii-dera), and Site 14 of the Saigoku 33 Pilgrimage that has welcomed pilgrims for over a thousand years. The principal image is Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva. The hall stands at the highest point of the Mii-dera precinct, at the heart of the South Compound (Nan-in) overlooking Lak…
Mii-dera Kannondo originated in the late Heian period with the development of the South Compound (Nan-in) Kannon halls. Mii-dera itself is an ancient temple whose name derives from the sacred spring (Mii-no-Reisen) used in the bathing-of-the-newborn ceremonies for Emperors Tenchi, Tenmu, and Empress…
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "如意輪観世音菩薩"
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