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[[File:Kiyomizu-kannondo.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The Kiyomizu Kannon-dô]]
*''Established: [[1631]], [[Tenkai]]''
*''Japanese'': 清水観音堂 ''(Kiyomizu kannon dou)''
The Kiyomizu Kannon-dô is a Buddhist temple in [[Tokyo|Tokyo's]] Ueno Park. An [[Important Cultural Property]], it was also a popular subject of ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' woodblock prints in the [[Edo period]].
It was established in [[1631]] by [[Tenkai]], the founder of [[Kan'ei-ji]]. Modeled after [[Kiyomizu-dera]] in [[Kyoto]], the temple was originally located on the other side of Suribachiyama (Suribachi Hill), but it was moved to its current location in [[1694]]. The main hall is four by five bays (''ma'') in size, and roofed with tile. Considerable repairs and renovations were undertaken in 1990-1996, during which time much about the history of the building was discovered.
The chief object of worship is a [[hidden Buddha]] statue of the Thousand-Armed [[Kannon]], previously located at Kiyomizu-dera. Normally hidden from view, the Kannon is shown to the public once a year, on the first [[sexagenary cycle|Horse]] day of each February. A secondary object of worship is of Kosodate Kannon, a patron deity of safe childbirth and child-rearing.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8544783848/]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
*''Established: [[1631]], [[Tenkai]]''
*''Japanese'': 清水観音堂 ''(Kiyomizu kannon dou)''
The Kiyomizu Kannon-dô is a Buddhist temple in [[Tokyo|Tokyo's]] Ueno Park. An [[Important Cultural Property]], it was also a popular subject of ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' woodblock prints in the [[Edo period]].
It was established in [[1631]] by [[Tenkai]], the founder of [[Kan'ei-ji]]. Modeled after [[Kiyomizu-dera]] in [[Kyoto]], the temple was originally located on the other side of Suribachiyama (Suribachi Hill), but it was moved to its current location in [[1694]]. The main hall is four by five bays (''ma'') in size, and roofed with tile. Considerable repairs and renovations were undertaken in 1990-1996, during which time much about the history of the building was discovered.
The chief object of worship is a [[hidden Buddha]] statue of the Thousand-Armed [[Kannon]], previously located at Kiyomizu-dera. Normally hidden from view, the Kannon is shown to the public once a year, on the first [[sexagenary cycle|Horse]] day of each February. A secondary object of worship is of Kosodate Kannon, a patron deity of safe childbirth and child-rearing.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8544783848/]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
