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The Owari Thirty-three Kannon (尾張三十三観音 Owari Sanjūsan Kannon ) are a collection of Buddhist temples in western Aichi Prefecture, Japan, all dedicated to the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. The name is derived from Owari Province, the former name for the area. The list was created in 1955.[1]
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Thirty-three Kannon
No. Name Japanese Sangō Sect Location 1 Hōshō-in/Ōsu Kannon 宝生院 Kitano-san Shingon Nagoya 2 Chōei-ji 長栄寺 Kōshō-san Sōtō Nagoya 3 Ryūfuku-ji/Kasadera Kannon 笠覆寺 Tenrin-zan Shingon Nagoya 4 Chōraku-ji 長楽寺 Inari-san Sōtō Nagoya 5 Fumon-ji 普門寺 Sōtō Ōbu 6 Tōun-in 洞雲院 Sōtō Agui 7 Iwada-dera 岩屋寺 Daihi-san Owaritakano-san Minamichita 8 Ōmidō-ji 大御堂寺 Kakurin-zan Shingon Mihama 9 Sainen-ji 斉年寺 Sōtō Tokoname 10 Daichi-in 大智院 Shingon Chita 11 Kannon-ji 観音寺 Shingon Tōkai 12 Kannon-ji 観音寺 Tendai Nagoya 13 Ryūshō-in 龍照院 Shingon Kanie 14 Daiji-in 大慈院 Sōtō Yatomi 15 Kōsai-ji 広済寺 Sōtō Shippō 16 Jimoku-ji 甚目寺 Shingon Jimokuji 17 Mantoku-ji 萬徳寺 Shingon Inazawa 18 Ryūtan-ji 龍潭寺 Sōtō Iwakura 19 Keirin-ji 桂林寺 Sōtō Ōguchi 20 Jakkō-in 寂光院 Tsugao-zan Shingon Inuyama 21 Komatsu-ji 小松寺 Shingon Komaki 22 Tōshō-in 陶昌院 Sōtō Komaki 23 Gyokurin-ji 玉林寺 Sōtō Komaki 24 Ryūon-ji 龍音寺 Jōdokyō Komaki 25 Ryūsen-ji 龍泉寺 Shōtō-zan Tendai Nagoya 26 Hōsen-ji 宝泉寺 Sōtō Seto 27 Keishō-in 慶昌院 Sōtō Seto 28 Chōbo-ji 長母寺 Rinzai Nagoya 29 Kyūkoku-ji 久国寺 Sōtō Nagoya 30 Zenpuku-in 善福院 Shingon Nagoya 31 Jufuku-in 聚福院 Sōtō Nagakute 32 Butchi-in 仏地院 Sōtō Nagoya 33 Kōshō-ji 興正寺 Shingon Nagoya Tōkai Hundred Kannon
The Owari Thirty-three Kannon combine with the Mino Thirty-three Kannon in Gifu Prefecture, the Mikawa Thirty-three Kannon in eastern Aichi Prefecture and Toyokawa Inari to form the Tōkai Hundred Kannon.[1]
See also
- Tōkai Hundred Kannon
- Mino Thirty-three Kannon
- Toyokawa Inari
- Glossary of Japanese Buddhism (for an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism)
External links
References
- ^ a b Owari Thirty-three Kannon. Aruku88.net. Accessed May 4, 2009.
Categories:- Visitor attractions in Aichi Prefecture
- Buddhist temples in Aichi Prefecture
- Tōkai Hundred Kannon
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