Sawa Kannonji
📍 Tochigi, Yaitachi · 393 Sawa, Yaitachi, Tochigi
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
The Sawa Kannon enshrined in the Sawa district of Yaitachi is a holy site of Kannon worship, pure as water and gentle as a mother. Women who have borne children have offered their prayers here, and Kannon has answered them. Like the pure water of this stream, nurture your children—such is the teaching of Kannon.
Benefits
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