Thousand-armed #Kannon statue at Joko-ji, #Japan.
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Eleven-faced #Kannon statue, Shorin-ji, #Nara Prefecture, #Japan.
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Standing statue of the Eleven-faced #Kannon Bosatsu, made in the Muromachi period, principal image of Sugimoto-ji, the 1st temple of the Bando 33 #Kannon Pilgrimage in #Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, #Japan. Temple, the oldest temple in #Kamakura, #Japan.
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Standing statue of Senju #Kannon enshrined in the main hall of Atago Nenbutsu-ji in Arashiyama, #Kyoto, #Japan. It seems to be made in the #Kamakura period.
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The jump was seen as an act of faith in Kannon (十一面千手千眼観音). Those planning on making the jump would typically retire for a period of prayer and reflection within the main hall.

If you did not survive the fall your soul would be carried directly to "Kannon's Pure Land", Mount Potalaka (補陀洛).

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Standing statue of the eleven-faced #Kannon, Omido #Kannon-ji, #Kyoto Prefecture, #Japan.
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Eleven-faced #Kannon standing statue, Shorin-ji, #Nara, #Japan, Tenpyo era. Statue height 209.1cm. It escaped the tide of anti-#Buddhism and was moved from Mt. Miwa and Omori-ji Temple. The overhead surface, robes, and belongings from the time of its construction remain.
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Seated statue of Sho #Kannon enshrined in the main hall of Baekje-ji, one of the three mountains of Koto, #Japan.
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Dneska je zvláštní den... 🙏

Kannon Bosatsu to ale jistí. ☸️

https://buddhismuspotroskach.blogspot.com/2025/04/japonska-kannon-bosatsu.html

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The 8th-century main image of Thousand-Armed #Kannon #Bodhisattva (千手観音菩薩) at Tsubosakadera Temple (壺阪寺) in Takatori, #Nara Prefecture, #Japan.
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Standing statue of Senju #Kannon, Daigo-ji, #Japan. In the #Heian period, it was believed that Senju #Kannon saved many people with his thousand hands.
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Nyoirin #Kannon, late 13th-early 14th century, #Japan.
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Eleven-faced #Kannon Statue, Joko-ji, #Japan.
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Sho #Kannon #Bodhisattva Standing Statue, Raigo-ji, Shiga, #Japan, 9th century. According to temple legend, it was floated on the lake from Shoju Raigoji Temple. It has thick lips and long slit eyes, reminiscent of African statues. It is also characteristic that the crown on the head is long. The water bottle is also from that time and is very rare.
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#Kannon "Nakba" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3mpqxUsrNU

A painted image of Thousand-Armed #Kannon #Bodhisattva (千手観音菩薩) by Tenjin Hoshin'nō (天真法親王), 1689. Hanging scroll in the collection of Rinnōäji (輪王寺) in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, #Japan.
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Today's #PhotoOfTheDay some #ema fresh out of the #大船観音 / #Kannon at #Ofuna - 2020-09-13 Power of Prayer

http://cityhillsandsea.com/2020/09/13/2020-09-13-power-of-prayer/

#Amida #Nyorai, #buddha of the Western #PureLand paradise, along with his ever trusty assistants #Kannon #Bodhisattva and #Seishi Bodhisattva, at Shōraku-ji, a small edifice recently restored from extensive rain damage in a residential neighborhood of Rittō City, Shiga Prefecture, #Japan.
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Sitting statue of Thousand Hands #Kannon (Geji-ji, #Japan).
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