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Six tiny Amida figures issue from the monk's mouth - the act of chanting itself rendered as sculpture.
About this place
Rokuharamitsu-ji (六波羅蜜寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Rokkaku-dori Matsubara-dori Yamato-oji Higashiiru neighborhood of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon that is designated a National Treasure. The temple's full name is Fudaraku-san Fumon-in Rokuharamitsu-ji (補陀洛山 普門院 六波羅蜜寺).The temple is the 17th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：963 Highlights / collection：Important Cultural Property standing statue of Kuya Shonin, Works by Unkei and Tankei Genre：Sculpture, Antique art and Buddhist art
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