Owari Thirty-three Kannon explained

The are a collection of Buddhist temples in western Aichi Prefecture, Japan, all dedicated to the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kannon). The name is derived from Owari Province, the former name for the area. The list was created in 1955.[1]

Thirty-three Kannon

No.NameJapaneseSangōSectLocation
1Hōshō-in/Ōsu Kannon宝生院Kitano-sanShingonNagoya
2Chōei-ji長栄寺Kōshō-sanSōtōNagoya
3Ryūfuku-ji/Kasadera笠覆寺Tenrin-zanShingonNagoya
4Chōraku-ji長楽寺Inari-sanSōtōNagoya
5Fumon-ji普門寺SōtōŌbu
6Tōun-in洞雲院SōtōAgui
7Iwada-dera岩屋寺Daihi-sanOwaritakano-sanMinamichita
8Ōmidō-ji大御堂寺Kakurin-zanShingonMihama
9Sainen-ji斉年寺SōtōTokoname
10Daichi-in大智院ShingonChita
11Kannon-ji観音寺ShingonTōkai
12Kannon-ji観音寺TendaiNagoya
13Ryūshō-in龍照院ShingonKanie
14Daiji-in大慈院SōtōYatomi
15Kōsai-ji広済寺SōtōShippō
16Jimoku-ji甚目寺ShingonJimokuji
17Mantoku-ji萬徳寺ShingonInazawa
18Ryūtan-ji龍潭寺SōtōIwakura
19Keirin-ji桂林寺SōtōŌguchi
20Jakkō-in寂光院Tsugao-zanShingonInuyama
21Komatsu-ji小松寺ShingonKomaki
22Tōshō-in陶昌院SōtōKomaki
23Gyokurin-ji玉林寺SōtōKomaki
24Ryūon-ji/Mama Kannon龍音寺Jōdo-shūKomaki
25Ryūsen-ji龍泉寺Shōtō-zanTendaiNagoya
26Hōsen-ji宝泉寺SōtōSeto
27Keishō-in慶昌院SōtōSeto
28Chōbo-ji長母寺RinzaiNagoya
29Kyūkoku-ji久国寺SōtōNagoya
30Zenpuku-in善福院ShingonNagoya
31Jufuku-in聚福院SōtōNagakute
32Butchi-in仏地院SōtōNagoya
33Kōshō-ji興正寺ShingonNagoya

Tōkai Hundred Kannon

The Owari Thirty-three Kannon combine with the Mino Thirty-three Kannon in Gifu Prefecture, the Mikawa Thirty-three Kannon in eastern Aichi Prefecture and Toyokawa Inari to form the Tōkai Hundred Kannon.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.aruku88.net/kannon/owari33/index.html Owari Thirty-three Kannon