Tsubosaka-dera Temple
Tsubosaka-dera, in Nara prefecture, is the sixth temple on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage. The temple was founded in 701 and parts of it have been sculpted from white stone imported from India. |
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Tsubosakadera Temple's Jogando hall. |
The principal image is an Indian-style one-thousand armed Kannon. |
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Senju Kannon. |
A 20-meter tall statue of Kannon towers above the treetops beside the temple. |
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Kannon statue at Tsubosakadera Temple. |
The temple features many sculptures in white stone, including a copy of a carving from Amaravati in India. |
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Women prostrate
themselves before a symbol of the historical Buddha - copy
of 1st century stone carving from Amaravati. |
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Wall carvings depicting jataka tales. |
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Pagoda dating from 1497. |
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Lanterns. |
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Small statues of Fudo. |
