What are the three great Kannon in Japan?

Jul 12, 2023#日语 #博客39

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The text discusses the three major Kannon temples in Japan: Asakusa Kannon (Senso-ji Temple), Osu Kannon (Hōshō-in), and Tsu Kannon (Daibō-in). These temples are significant as Kannon worship sites and are noted for their large areas. Additionally, it mentions other notable temples associated with Kannon, such as Kiyomizu-dera, which houses an important statue of Kannon, and Ryoan-ji and Yakushi-ji, which are dedicated to other Buddhist figures. The text also briefly lists the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China, each associated with different bodhisattvas.

Abstract: Asakusa Kannon, Osu Kannon, Tsu Kannon

Note: This article is a response to the question What are the three great Kannon in Japan?? on MOJi Q&A.

Asakusa Kannon: Kinryuzan Sensoji Temple
Osu Kannon: Kitanozan Shinpukuji Hōshōin
Tsu Kannon: Eijizan Kannonji Daihōin
Source: What are the three great Kannon in Japan!?

These three can be mentioned together because they serve as large Kannon temples (according to Three Great Kannon of Japan - Wikipedia)

P.S. My apologies, it turns out that "Sensoji Temple" is the temple of Kannon Bodhisattva.

Additionally, I checked some other temples that I have some impression of:
"Kiyomizu Temple" is also a temple of Kannon, and the "Eleven-faced Thousand-armed Kannon statue" enshrined there is a very important cultural relic (Chongqing person: !? I must go see it)
"Ryoanji": The main deity is "Shakyamuni Buddha"
"Yakushiji": The main deity is also a Buddha, but "Yakushi Nyorai"

Finally, let me add the "Four Great Famous Mountains of Chinese Buddhism":
Mount Wutai in Shanxi - Manjushri Bodhisattva
Mount Putuo in Zhejiang - Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva
Mount Emei in Sichuan - Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui - Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva