西山厚のならら塾 #7 【法華寺 本尊 十一面観音】

The main hall of Hokkeji Temple was rebuilt with a donation from Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine, Yododono. The main statue, the Eleven-Faced Kannon, is usually kept closed and can only be viewed during special viewings. However, inside the new Zushi building to the right, an identical replica of the National Treasure statue of the Eleven-Faced Kannon is enshrined. Its appearance is said to represent the image of Empress Komyo. Why are the doors of the cabinet in which the Eleven-Faced Kannon is enshrined kept closed? #Buddhism #HokkejiTemple #ToyotomiHideyoshi #Kannon #Eleven-Faced Kannon #AmuletDog #Amulet #Dog #NishiyamaAtsushi #ErasawaShinobu #NaraJuku #BuddhistStatue #Buddhism #BuddhistProgram