Sanjūsangen-dō

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Sanjūsangen-dō is a historic Buddhist temple hall in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its 1,001 statues of Kannon and its exceptionally long wooden structure.

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Sanjūsangen-dō canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple hall
historic building
tourist attraction
affiliation Tendai Buddhism
alsoKnownAs Rengeō-in
Rengeō-in Sanjūsangen-dō
associatedWith Tendai sect
linked to: Tendai Buddhism
commissionedBy Emperor Go-Shirakawa
country Japan
facingDirection south
foundedBy Emperor Go-Shirakawa
hasArchitecturalStyle Japanese Buddhist architecture
hasArtStyle Heian-period sculpture
Kamakura-period sculpture
hasCentralImage seated Thousand-armed Kannon
hasEvent New Year archery events
Tōshiya archery contest
hasLayout single long hall
hasRoofType tiled roof
hasStatuesOf Kannon
heritageStatus National Treasure of Japan
houses 28 guardian deities statues
statues of the Thunder God
statues of the Twenty-eight Legions
statues of the Wind God
knownFor exceptionally long wooden structure
row of 1,001 Kannon statues
length approximately 120 meters
locatedIn Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Honshū
linked to: Honshu

Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
mainDeity Kannon
Thousand-armed Kannon
material wood
near Higashiyama attractions
Kyoto National Museum
numberOfBays 33
numberOfKannonStatues 1001
openToPublic true
operatedBy Myōhō-in
originalConstructionCompleted 1164
originalConstructionStart 1132
protectedAs Important Cultural Property of Japan
rebuiltDuring Kamakura period
rebuiltIn 1266
religion Buddhism
translationOfName Hall with thirty-three bays

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kannon worshippedAt Sanjūsangen-dō
Sea of Buddha mainSubject Sanjūsangen-dō
subject linked to: Sea of Buddha (photobook)
Sea of Buddha associatedPlace Sanjūsangen-dō
subject linked to: Sea of Buddha (photobook)
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage hasPart Sanjūsangen-dō