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A temple in Kashihara, known by the name of a local woman of the Edo period, and for its roses and wind bells.
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Ofusa Kannon is a special head temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect in Ofusacho, Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. Its mountain name is Jumuryozan. The principal image is the Eleven-Headed Kannon Bodhisattva. Its formal name is Jumuryozan Kannon-ji. It is known as the 'Temple of Flower Mandala,' with English roses overflowing the precincts. It is located almost midway between Mt. Miminashi and Mt. Unebi, two of the Yamato Sanzan (Three Mountains of Yamato).
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