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Twenty-first temple of the Bandō 33 — most arduous station at 1,022 m on Mt. Yamizo, immortalized in the saying "Without Yamizo, no true Bandō pilgrim"
About 40 min by taxi from JR Hitachi-Daigo Station; about 2 hours by car from Naka IC
2134 Ueno-no-miya Manaitakura, Daigo, Kuji District, Ibaraki
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Nichirin-ji is a Tendai mountain temple at the 8th station of Mt. Yamizo (1,022 m elevation) in Daigo, Kuji District, Ibaraki, the twenty-first station of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. The temple is said to have been founded by the ascetic En no Ozunu near the summit of Mt. Yamizo during the Hakuhō era. After falling into ruin it was revived in 807 by Kūkai, who is said to have carved an Eleven-…
The temple is said to have been founded by the ascetic En no Ozunu near the summit of Mt. Yamizo during the Hakuhō era. After falling into ruin it was revived in 807 by Kūkai, who is said to have carved an Eleven-Headed Kannon as the principal image. In the Kamakura period it received the patronage …
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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