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A Kannon carved straight into the cave wall and once modelled in clay - among Japan's oldest rock-cut images.
About this place
Ōya-dera (大谷寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The temple is famous for its bas-relief carvings on a cliff face. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu (Sahasrabhūja). The temple's full name is Tenkai-zan Jodo-in Ōya-ji (天開山 浄土院 大谷寺).The temple is the 19th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：810 (traditional) Highlights / collection：One of Japan's oldest stone-core clay statues, 27-metre-tall cliff-carved Kannon Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Sculpture
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