Sanjusangendo Temple
Sanjusangendo (Rengeo-in) was originally built by Taira no Kiyamori for retired emperor Go-Shirakawa in 1164 and dedicated to Kannon. The temple features a huge hall containing 1,001 figures of Kannon carved in the 12th and 13th centuries. |
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Sanjusangendo Temple's long
hondo. |
The temple is situated in the Higashiyama area of Kyoto, opposite the Kyoto National Museum, and in 1604 was the scene of Miyamoto Musashi's famous duel with Yoshioka Denshichiro, as depicted in the film Duel at Ichijoji Temple. |
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A monk walks past the
main entrance of Sanjusangendo Temple. |
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Sanjusangendo's principal Kannon image. |
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1001 Kannon images. |
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1001 Kannon images. |
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Heron at Sanjusangendo Temple. |
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Sanjusangendo Temple's pond. |
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Vermillion columns at Sanjusangendo Temple. |
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A well beside Sanjusangendo Temple's hondo. |
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Pond beside one of Sanjusangendo Temple's gates. |
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The main hall of Sanjusangendo Temple. |
