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Kasamori-ji
is a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple located in the town of Chōnan, Chiba, Chōnan in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is also called "Kasamori-dera" using the alternate pronunciation of the Chinese character for temple (''tera''). Kasamori-ji is temple number 31 in the Bandō Sanjūsankasho, or the circuit of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to Guan Yin, Goddess Kannon. The Eleven-Faced Kannon of Kasamori-ji is only shown to the public in the years of the Ox (zodiac), Ox and Horse (zodiac), Horse in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. It is part of the Kasamori Tsurumai Prefectural Natural Park. History According to tradition the Tendai monk Saichō (767–822) visited the area in 784. Saichō carved a statue of the Eleven-Headed Kannon, and installed the statue in a thatching, thatched hut structure. Nichiren is said to have frequently prayed at Kasamori-ji, and an image of him in his quarters at the temple exists. Kasamori-ji appears in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandō Sanjūsankasho
The ("The Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage") is a series of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to Goddess Kannon. Bandō is the old name for what is now the Kantō region,Donald Richie used in this case because the temples are all in the Prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Chiba. As is the case with all such circuits, each location has a rank, and pilgrims believe that visiting them all in order is an act of great religious merit. Started by Minamoto no Yoritomo and his son Sanetomo, the Bandō Sanjūsankasho is just one of 70 different Kannon pilgrimage circuits existing in Japan, each including 33 temples because the Goddess is believed to have 33 different manifestations. Sugimoto-dera in Kamakura is number one, Zushi's Gandenji's is number two, An'yō-in in Kamakura is the number three, the famous Hasedera in Hase number four, and so on. From its beginning at Sugimotodera to its end in Chiba's Nagodera, the circuit is over 1300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasamori Tsurumai Prefectural Natural Park
is a Prefectural Natural Park in central Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1966, the park spans the Municipalities of Japan, municipalities of Chōnan, Chiba, Chōnan, Ichihara, Chiba, Ichihara, and Nagara, Chiba, Nagara. Kasamori-ji, Kasamori-dera is on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho, Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage route; its Kannon Hall is an Important Cultural Properties of Japan, Important Cultural Property dating to 1597 and related woodlands are a Monuments of Japan, Natural Monument. See also * List of national parks of Japan, National Parks of Japan References External links *Map of Kasamori Tsurumai Prefectural Natural Park Parks and gardens in Chiba Prefecture Protected areas established in 1966 1966 establishments in Japan {{Japan-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyomizu-dera (Isumi, Chiba)
is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Isumi in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. According to an alternate reading of the name in Japanese, the temple is also referred to as Seisui-ji, and is commonly known as the Kiyomizu Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is the 32nd temple in the Bandō Sanjūsankasho, or the circuit of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to bodhisattva Kannon. According to legend, Kiyomizu-dera was founded in the Heian period by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, the first ''shōgun''. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, closely associated with the construction of Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, reputedly built the Isumi temple as a replica of the well-known Kyoto temple of the same name. Nearly all temple structures of the Heian period were destroyed by fire at some time in the Muromachi period between 1469-148, and today few Heian period remnants are extant. The present ''hon-dō'' (Main Hall) was reconstructed between 1688 and 1703. Structures Hon-dō *Shōrō, Bell tower *Okuin-Dō (archit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
