Shoboji Kannon Fujiwara

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Shoobooji 聖寶寺 / 聖宝寺 Shobo-Ji, Fujiwara
鳴谷山 Meikokuzan, 聖宝寺 Shoboji

三重県いなべ市藤原町坂本981 / Inabe city, Fujiwara town, Sakamoto

The Kannon statue is 十一面観音 Juichimen Kannon.

The temple was founded in 807 by Saicho.
Meikokuzan Shōbō-ji is a Zen temple which enshrines Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Faced Kannon) as its main statue.
Even though it currently belongs to Rinzai sect 妙心寺 Myōshin-ji branch of Zen Buddhism,
it was constructed by a founder of Tendai school of Buddhism Saichō (767-822) in 807.
Unfortunately in the second half of the 16th Century, during the march of Oda Nobunaga troops
led by 滝川一益 Takigawa Kazumasu (1525 - 1586), many shrines and temples in Inabe district
were set on fire and lost most of its buildings.
Shōbō-ji was no different. After set on fire in February 1580,
the temple founded by Saichō had lost its 1000 years history.
In the 17th Century an era of 250 years of peace and stability had begun.
This is also when Rinzai school Zen master 愚堂国師 Gudō Kokushi (1577 – 1661) rebuilt Shōbō-ji.
Its history as a Zen temple started in 1658 and continues as such to this day.
One more place worth seeing when visiting Shōbō-ji temple is its garden.
Originally it was created in Heian period (794-1192) and miraculously
most of it was saved to this day in its original shape.
By visiting the temple’s garden it is possible to experience the elegant design and taste of long lost antiquity.
- source : isekannon.jp/otera_list_en/syoboji...

. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 (766 - 822).

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- source : shoubouji.com ...
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- reference source : nippon-reijo.jimdofree ... -

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This temple is Nr. 29 of the pilgrimage
. Ise Saigoku 33 Kannon 伊勢西国三十三所観音巡礼 Pilgrimage .

. Kannon Bosatsu 観音菩薩 Avalokiteshvara .

. Juichimen Kannon 十一面観音 Senju Kannon 千手観音 Kannon with 11 faces and 1000 arms .

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