A Shingon temple founded in 848 by the monk Eun at the wish of Fujiwara no Junshi, consort of Emperor Nimmyo. At the time of its founding the temple comprised a magnificent compound of upper and lower halls, but the upper hall fell into ruin in the medieval period and only part of the lower hall survives. The principal standing eleven-faced Kannon image is an early-Heian single-block carving desig…
Anshoji Temple was founded in 848 by the esoteric Buddhist monk Eun, who had recently returned from Tang China, at the behest of Fujiwara no Junshi, consort of Emperor Nimmyo and later Grand Empress Dowager. Known by the honorific mountain name Kisshozan, the temple originally comprised a magnificen…
Safe Childbirth & Fertility
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "十一面観音"
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