Kannon
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The sun in Asakusa, Japan. The famous for the SensÅ-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. It is Tokyo’s oldest temple. According to legend, a statue of the Kannon was found in the Sumida River in 628 by two fishermen, the brothers Hinokuma Hamanari and Hinokuma Takenari. The chief of their village, Hajino Nakamoto, recognized the sanctity of the statue and enshrined it by remodeling his own house into a small temple in Asakusa, so that the villagers could worship the Kannon. The blessings of the Kannon gradually received a high reputation throughout Japan, and people near and far flocked to Asakusa to venerate the statue. During World War II, the temple was bombed and for the most part destroyed. It was rebuilt later and is a symbol of rebirth and peace to the Japanese people. In the courtyard there is a tree that was hit by a bomb in the air raids, it had regrown in the husk of the old tree and is a similar symbol to the temple itself. Just an intentionally underexposed shot done in black and white. /
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This gold Buddha stands 33 metres high. Hakusan, Japan.
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This golden buddha stands 33 metres tall. Hakusan, Japan.
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Mystical manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, beloved Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, maybe better known to the Chinese as Kwan Yin (Quan Yin), or as Kannon to the Japanese. This version shows 11 heads and 8 principal arms, no way i was going to attempt to draw the other 992 arms. Om Mani Padmi Hum, (The Jewel in the Lotus), mantra of Avalokiteshvara, is shown at the bottom in Tibetan script.
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This golden Buddha stands 33 metres high. Hakusan, Japan
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The original painting is mixed media on canvas / 70×101 cm Kannon is a the one who sees and hears all. / Kannon is in Japanese. / Sanskrit for Kannon is “Avalokitesvara”.
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Asakusa, Tokyo. !
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Japan image – looking out from the Asakusa Kannon Temple
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Picture of the Kannon (goddess of mercy) statue on the coastal road near Kasose. I used to stop here quite often on my drive home, it’s a beautifully elaborate monument, not to mention a great place to watch the sunset.
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Giant white image of the Goddess of Mercy at Kodaiji, Kyoto. / Certainly makes a statement!
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In Kyoto, Sanjusangen-do is a sacred temple housing 1,001 statues of the Buddhist deity, Kannon.
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at the timple / of the 1000-arm kannon / 2 pickpockets / . 1000-Arm Kannon is a digital haiga, first published by the e’zine HaigaOnLine .
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