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A vermilion Kannon hall thrust out from a cliff. It draws prayers for safe birth and for raising children.
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Bandaiji is a temple of the Rinzai sect, Myoshinji school, in Notohara, Numakuma, Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. The Kannon hall stands on the sheer cliff of Abuto Cape facing the Seto Inland Sea and is designated a National Important Cultural Property. The principal image is the Eleven-Faced Kannon. It stands on Abuto Cape and is also called Abuto Kannon. It is Temple No. 24 of the Setouchi Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage and Temple No. 4 of the Bingo Saigoku Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage. The details of its founding are unknown and there are various theories.
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Founded：986 (traditional) Designation：Important Cultural Property Blessings：Safe childbirth
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