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Seated Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmaṇicakra)如意輪観音坐像
Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
- Date
- late Heian period
- Location
- Main hall, Ishiyama-dera, Ōtsu, Shiga Map
- Designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Material
- Stone
- Dimensions
- about 3 m high
Viewing
A hidden image (hibutsu). It cannot normally be seen; it is shown only on the days below.
- Shown only once every thirty-three years, and in the year after an imperial accession. The doors are opened by an imperial envoy.source: Wikipedia
Dates change. Always check the temple's own announcement before you travel.
Facts drawn from: 石山寺 (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
No English title is published by the holder; a conventional English rendering is used here.