Jūichimen Kannon

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bodhisattva form of Avalokiteśvara form of Kannon

Jūichimen Kannon is a revered form of the bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) depicted with eleven heads, symbolizing expanded compassion and the ability to perceive the suffering of all beings.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Eleven-faced Kannon 3
Senju Kannon 2
Kannon Bosatsu 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bodhisattva ⓘ
form of Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
form of Kannon ⓘ
appearsIn Japanese Buddhist art ⓘ
hanging scrolls ⓘ
temple sculpture ⓘ
associatedWith compassion ⓘ
esoteric Buddhist rituals ⓘ
mercy ⓘ
pilgrimage sites dedicated to Kannon ⓘ
protection from suffering ⓘ
category Japanese Buddhist deities ⓘ
forms of Avalokiteśvara in East Asia ⓘ
depictedAs bodhisattva with eleven heads arranged in tiers ⓘ
seated figure ⓘ
standing figure ⓘ
hasAttribute additional wrathful faces ⓘ
crown of eleven heads ⓘ
multiple heads ⓘ
serene main face ⓘ
hasFunction to hear the cries of the world ⓘ
to respond to diverse forms of suffering ⓘ
hasIconographicFeature small Buddha Amitabha in the headdress in some depictions ⓘ
hasNumberOfHeads 11 ⓘ
hasOtherName Eleven-Headed Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eleven-Headed Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jūichimen Kanzeon NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconographicType eleven-headed Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
partOf Avalokiteśvara tradition ⓘ
Kannon cult ⓘ
relatedTo Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Senju Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shō Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
roleInPractice focus of prayer for relief from suffering ⓘ
object of devotion ⓘ
protector of sentient beings ⓘ
symbolizes ability to perceive the suffering of all beings ⓘ
all-seeing awareness ⓘ
expanded compassion ⓘ
translatesTo Eleven-Headed Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedBy Buddhist monastics ⓘ
Japanese lay devotees ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhists ⓘ
worshipedIn East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Pure Water Temple → dedicatedTo → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleven-faced Kannon
Kannon → hasForm → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
Kannon → hasForm → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senju Kannon
Kannon → hasForm → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shō Kannon
Pure Water Temple → hasMainDeity → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kannon Bosatsu
Temple 47: Yasakaji → hasMainDeity → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
Temple 47: Yasakaji → hasMainDeity → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleven-faced Kannon
Temple 71: Iyadaniji → hasMainDeity → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senju Kannon
Temple 44: Daihōji → mainDeity → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
Temple 87: Nagaoji → principalDeity → Jūichimen Kannon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eleven-faced Kannon