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Eleven-headed Kannon (Ekādaśamukha)十一面観音立像

Sculptor unknown

Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)

Date
c. 951
Location
Rokuharamitsu-ji, Kyoto Map
Designation
National Treasure
Material
Wood

Viewing

A hidden image (hibutsu). It cannot normally be seen; it is shown only on the days below.

  • Opened only once every twelve years, in the year of the dragon: last in 2024, next in 2036.source: Wikipedia

Dates change. Always check the temple's own announcement before you travel.

See the other openings

Facts drawn from: 六波羅蜜寺 (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

No English title is published by the holder; a conventional English rendering is used here.

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