Japan 100 Kannon Pilgrimage
The Japan 100 Kannon (日本百観音 Nihon Hyaku Kannon) is a pilgrimage circuit that is composed of the following three independent pilgrimage circuits:[1]
- Saigoku 33 Kannon (西国三十三所 Saigoku Sanjūsansho), in the Kansai region.
- Bandō 33 Kannon (坂東三十三箇所 Bandō Sanjūsankasho), in the Kantō region.
- Chichibu 34 Kannon (秩父三十四箇所 Chichibu Sanjūyonkasho), in Chichibu, Saitama.
The Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage originally had 33 temples, but in 1525 another one was added in order have a hundred temples when joined to the circuits of the Saigoku and Bandō pilgrimages.
See also
- Chūgoku 33 Kannon, pilgrimage in the Chūgoku region.
- Shikoku Pilgrimage, 88 Temple pilgrimage in the Shikoku island.
- Kannon
- For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.
References
- ↑ http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/graphicversion/dbase/reikenki/index.html 日本百観音, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Japanese)
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