The are a collection of
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
s in western
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, all dedicated to the
bodhisattva
In Buddhism, a bodhisattva ( ; sa, 𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀯 (Brahmī), translit=bodhisattva, label=Sanskrit) or bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood.
In the Early Buddhist schools ...
Avalokitesvara (Kannon). The name is derived from
Owari Province
was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya. The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were ...
, the former name for the area. The list was created in 1955.
[Owari Thirty-three Kannon](_blank)
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Thirty-three Kannon
Tōkai Hundred Kannon
The Owari Thirty-three Kannon combine with the
Mino Thirty-three Kannon
The are a collection of Buddhist temples in southern Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[Mino 33 Kannon](_blank)
Mino Seigoku ...
in
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...
, the
Mikawa Thirty-three Kannon
The are a collection of Buddhist temples in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, most of which are near Mikawa Bay. The name is derived from Mikawa Province, the former name for the area.
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in eastern Aichi Prefecture and
Toyokawa Inari
, popularly known as Toyokawa Inari (''shinjitai'': 豊川稲荷; ''kyūjitai'': 豐川稲荷), is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Although the temple's main image is that of t ...
to form the
Tōkai Hundred Kannon
The are a collection of one-hundred Buddhist temples in the Tōkai region of central Honshū, Japan.
The Tōkai Hundred Kannon is made of up of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon in Gifu Prefecture, the Owari Thirty-three Kannon in western Aich ...
.
See also
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Tōkai Hundred Kannon
The are a collection of one-hundred Buddhist temples in the Tōkai region of central Honshū, Japan.
The Tōkai Hundred Kannon is made of up of the Mino Thirty-three Kannon in Gifu Prefecture, the Owari Thirty-three Kannon in western Aich ...
**
Mino Thirty-three Kannon
The are a collection of Buddhist temples in southern Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[Mino 33 Kannon](_blank)
Mino Seigoku ...
**
Toyokawa Inari
, popularly known as Toyokawa Inari (''shinjitai'': 豊川稲荷; ''kyūjitai'': 豐川稲荷), is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Although the temple's main image is that of t ...
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Glossary of Japanese Buddhism (for an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism)
External links
Owari Thirty-three Kannon
References
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Buddhist temples in Aichi Prefecture