{"id":1460,"date":"2011-06-25T04:52:38","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T04:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2011-06-25T04:52:38","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T04:52:38","slug":"dai-kannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/dai-kannon\/","title":{"rendered":"Dai Kannon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kannon (\u89b3\u97f3<\/strong>) is the Goddess of Mercy. Large statues of Kannon called Dai Kannon (\u5927\u89b3\u97f3<\/strong>) can be found scattered across Japan.<\/p>\n

One statue of a Dai Kannon is the Aizu Jibo Dai Kannon (\u4f1a\u6d25\u6148\u6bcd\u5927\u89b3\u97f3<\/strong>). This Kannon Statue is in the city of Aizuwakamatsu (\u4f1a\u6d25\u82e5\u677e\u5e02<\/strong>) in Fukushima Prefecture (\u798f\u5cf6\u770c<\/strong>). It\u2019s 57 meters high. This particular Kannon statue is very reminiscent of the Western statues of the Virgin Mary. The Kannon here is depicted with a baby in its arms with a head covering. Her forehead has a circular, green glass marking; which is a marking that is considered an auspicious sign by Buddhists.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IAYeA3YIpzE<\/p>\n

The Dai Kannon of Kita <\/em>no Miyako Park (\u5317\u6d77\u9053\u5927\u89b3\u97f3<\/strong>) is in the city of Ashibetsu (\u82a6\u5225\u5e02<\/strong>) in Hokkaid\u014d (\u5317\u6d77\u9053<\/strong>). It is 88 meters high. The most defining feature of this Dai Kannon is the halo behind the Kannon\u2019s head. She has one hand raised with the thumb and forefinger together (like in an OK gesture) and one hand down with the thumb and middle finger together. The lotus flower adds to the height of the Statue, but even without it, the Statue would still be very tall.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RnSwahc1MGQ&feature=related<\/p>\n

The Sendai Dai Kannon (\u4ed9\u53f0\u5927\u89b3\u97f3<\/strong>) in Sendai (\u4ed9\u53f0\u5e02<\/strong>) is in Miyagi Prefecture (\u5bae\u57ce\u770c<\/strong>). It is 100 meters tall. In one hand the Dai Kannon is holding a wish stone and in the other hand she is holding a water jug. The wish stone represents her ability to grant children to couples and the water jug represents her compassionate nature to forgive sins. At the foot of her statue is the opened jaw of a dragon. Like most Dai Kannon statues, this Statue is depicted with a peaceful expression on the face.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xj9uwMIhmGY&feature=related<\/p>\n

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Kannon (\u89b3\u97f3) is the Goddess of Mercy. Large statues of Kannon called Dai Kannon (\u5927\u89b3\u97f3) can be found scattered across Japan. One statue of a Dai Kannon is the Aizu Jibo Dai Kannon (\u4f1a\u6d25\u6148\u6bcd\u5927\u89b3\u97f3). This Kannon Statue is in the city of Aizuwakamatsu (\u4f1a\u6d25\u82e5\u677e\u5e02) in Fukushima Prefecture (\u798f\u5cf6\u770c). It\u2019s 57 meters high. This particular Kannon…<\/p>\n

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