Koyasu Kannon

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Koyasu Kannon is a form of the bodhisattva Kannon especially revered in Japan as a protector of pregnancy, safe childbirth, and child-rearing.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Senju Kannon 5
Guze Kannon 1
Koyasu Kannon canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese Buddhist deity ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ
form of Kannon ⓘ
associatedConcept prayer plaques (ema) ⓘ
safe childbirth talismans ⓘ
votive offerings for children ⓘ
associatedWith Kannon ⓘ
category Bodhisattvas of East Asian Buddhism ⓘ
Japanese Buddhist folk belief ⓘ
cultCenter various temples in Japan ⓘ
devotees parents of young children ⓘ
people seeking children ⓘ
pregnant women ⓘ
genderRepresentation often represented with feminine characteristics ⓘ
hasAttribute compassion ⓘ
mercy ⓘ
hasTitle Child-Giving Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Mizuko Kannon
iconography often depicted holding a child ⓘ
often depicted with children nearby ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
nameMeaning Child-Giving Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Mizuko Kannon
partOf Kannon worship in Japan ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
role protector of child-rearing ⓘ
protector of pregnancy ⓘ
protector of safe childbirth ⓘ
veneratedIn Japan ⓘ
worshipPractice prayers for conception ⓘ
prayers for healthy children ⓘ
prayers for safe delivery ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Kannon → hasForm → Koyasu Kannon ⓘ
Temple 82: Negoroji → mainDeity → Senju Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Koyasu Kannon
Temple 84: Yashimaji → mainDeity → Senju Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Koyasu Kannon
Temple 24: Hotsumisakiji → hasMainDeity → Senju Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Koyasu Kannon
Temple 37: Iwamotoji → hasMainDeity → Senju Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Koyasu Kannon
Temple of the Flourishing Law → hasArtWork → Guze Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Koyasu Kannon
Kurama-dera → dedicatedTo → Senju Kannon ⓘ
linked to: Koyasu Kannon