Jūichimen Kannon
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eleven-faced Kannon | 5 |
| Jūichimen Kannon canonical | 3 |
| Senju Kannon | 2 |
| Jūichimen Kanzeon | 1 |
| Kannon Bosatsu | 1 |
| Shō Kannon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9689001 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jūichimen Kannon Context triple: [Kannon, hasForm, Jūichimen Kannon]
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A.
Hōshin Myōju
Hōshin Myōju was the wife of the famed Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyū, associated with the cultural milieu surrounding the development of wabi-cha tea ceremony aesthetics in the late Sengoku period.
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B.
Benzaiten
Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist and Shinto goddess of music, eloquence, knowledge, and the arts, closely associated with water and often identified with the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
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C.
Ōsu Kannon
Ōsu Kannon is a famous Buddhist temple in Nagoya, Japan, known for its large wooden statue of Kannon and its surrounding shopping arcade.
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D.
Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon
Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon is a towering statue of the Buddhist deity Kannon in Takasaki, Japan, renowned as a prominent religious and sightseeing landmark.
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E.
Shichifukujin
Shichifukujin are the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore, a group of deities believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jūichimen Kannon Target entity description: 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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A.
Hōshin Myōju
Hōshin Myōju was the wife of the famed Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyū, associated with the cultural milieu surrounding the development of wabi-cha tea ceremony aesthetics in the late Sengoku period.
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B.
Benzaiten
Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist and Shinto goddess of music, eloquence, knowledge, and the arts, closely associated with water and often identified with the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
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C.
Ōsu Kannon
Ōsu Kannon is a famous Buddhist temple in Nagoya, Japan, known for its large wooden statue of Kannon and its surrounding shopping arcade.
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D.
Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon
Takasaki Byakue Dai-Kannon is a towering statue of the Buddhist deity Kannon in Takasaki, Japan, renowned as a prominent religious and sightseeing landmark.
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E.
Shichifukujin
Shichifukujin are the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore, a group of deities believed to bring good fortune, prosperity, and happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
linked to:
Avalokiteśvara
Eleven-Headed Kannon ⓘ
linked to:
Thousand-armed Kannon
Jūichimen Kanzeon ⓘ
linked to:
Jūichimen Kannon
|
| iconographicType |
eleven-headed Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
linked to:
eleven-headed Kannon
|
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf |
Avalokiteśvara tradition
ⓘ
Kannon cult ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
Kannon ⓘ Senju Kannon ⓘ
linked to:
Kanzeon
Shō Kannon ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Buddhist monastics
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Japanese lay devotees ⓘ Mahayana Buddhists ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
East Asia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jūichimen Kannon Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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