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 (5)

Label Occurrences
Eleven-faced Kannon 3
Jūichimen Kannon canonical 3
Senju Kannon 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Kannon hasForm Jūichimen Kannon
Kannon hasForm Senju Kannon
linked to: Jūichimen Kannon
Kannon hasForm Shō Kannon
linked to: Jūichimen Kannon
Pure Water Temple dedicatedTo Eleven-faced Kannon
linked to: Jūichimen Kannon
Pure Water Temple hasMainDeity Kannon Bosatsu
linked to: Jūichimen Kannon
Temple 71: Iyadaniji hasMainDeity Senju Kannon
linked to: Jūichimen Kannon
Temple 47: Yasakaji hasMainDeity Jūichimen Kannon
Temple 47: Yasakaji hasMainDeity Eleven-faced Kannon
linked to: Jūichimen Kannon
Temple 87: Nagaoji principalDeity Eleven-faced Kannon
linked to: Jūichimen Kannon
Temple 44: Daihōji mainDeity Jūichimen Kannon