Kenchoji Temple Hatto
This is a look inside the Hatto (Dharma Hall) of the Kencho-ji Temple in Kamakura, Japan. It was built in 1814 and to this day is still the largest Buddhist wooden temple building in eastern Japan. This hall is home to a statue of the goddess, Kannon, the goddess of compassion and mercy.
Guanyin is an East Asian spiritual figure of mercy, and a bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists. The name Guanyin means "Perceiving the Sounds (or Cries) of the World".
In Japanese, Guanyin is pronounced Kannon. The spelling Kwannon, based on a premodern pronunciation, is sometimes seen. This rendition was used for an earlier spelling of the well-known camera manufacturer Canon Inc., which was named for Guanyin.
Source and more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin
Sitting below the many armed Kannon is an image of the starving Buddha. The Buddha and his companions tried to find enlightenment through deprivation of worldly goods, including food, practising self-mortification. After nearly starving himself to death by restricting his food intake to around a leaf or nut per day, he collapsed in a river while bathing and almost drowned. Siddhartha was rescued by a village girl named Sujata and she gave him some payasam (a pudding made from milk and jaggery) after which Siddhartha got back some energy and began to reconsider his path. He subsequently discovered what Buddhists call the Middle Way - a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha
Kenchoji Temple Hatto
This is a look inside the Hatto (Dharma Hall) of the Kencho-ji Temple in Kamakura, Japan. It was built in 1814 and to this day is still the largest Buddhist wooden temple building in eastern Japan. This hall is home to a statue of the goddess, Kannon, the goddess of compassion and mercy.
Guanyin is an East Asian spiritual figure of mercy, and a bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists. The name Guanyin means "Perceiving the Sounds (or Cries) of the World".
In Japanese, Guanyin is pronounced Kannon. The spelling Kwannon, based on a premodern pronunciation, is sometimes seen. This rendition was used for an earlier spelling of the well-known camera manufacturer Canon Inc., which was named for Guanyin.
Source and more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin
Sitting below the many armed Kannon is an image of the starving Buddha. The Buddha and his companions tried to find enlightenment through deprivation of worldly goods, including food, practising self-mortification. After nearly starving himself to death by restricting his food intake to around a leaf or nut per day, he collapsed in a river while bathing and almost drowned. Siddhartha was rescued by a village girl named Sujata and she gave him some payasam (a pudding made from milk and jaggery) after which Siddhartha got back some energy and began to reconsider his path. He subsequently discovered what Buddhists call the Middle Way - a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha