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Founded in 940, the 24th Bando 33 Kannon pilgrimage site where mountain worship and Kannon pilgrimage converge
40 min by bus from Tsukuba Station on the Tsukuba Express
732 Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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An ancient temple on the slopes of Mount Tsukuba and the 24th of the Bando 33 Kannon pilgrimage, with a constant stream of pilgrims. The principal Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu, a compassionate Buddha who saves all beings with a thousand arms, has drawn devotion since ancient times. Adjacent to Tsukubasan Shrine, before the Meiji separation of Shinto and Buddhism it served as the jingu-ji temple central t…
Chūzenji (Ōmidō) is an ancient temple on the slopes of Mount Tsukuba, said to have been founded in 940 (the third year of the Tengyō era). Since the Heian period, Mount Tsukuba has been revered as a sacred site of mountain worship, and the temple functioned as the jingū-ji — a Buddhist temple integr…
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 "千手観世音菩薩"
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