Hase-dera (Kamakura)
Hase-dera (海光山慈照院長谷寺, Kaikō-zan Jishō-in Hase-dera), commonly called the Hase-kannon (長谷観音) is one of the Buddhist temples in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, famous for housing a massive wooden statue of Kannon.
| Hase-dera | |
|---|---|
Kannon-dō (Main hall) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jōdo-shū |
| Deity | Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-Headed Kannon) |
| Location | |
| Location | 3-11-2 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Tokudō Shōnin |
| Completed | 736 |
| Website | |
| http://www.hasedera.jp | |
The temple originally belonged to the Tendai sect of Buddhism, but eventually became an independent temple of the Jōdo-shū.
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