Virtual Kesen 33 Kannon Pigrimage #4 Yogai Kannon-do Hall

 

     It is unknown when a 5-centimeters-tall golden image of Arya Avalokitesvara, who is the human-figure prototype of the other 6 metamorphoses, was enshrined in Kesen County.  The image has been taken care of by the Kumagai Family.  Presumably, the family's ancestors were samurai, and they fought with the image in their helmet.  If so, the hall was built after the Warring States Period to enshrine their guardian Buddhist image.

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