Kannon faith

Japanese: 観音信仰 - かんのんしんこう

Belief in Kannon (short for Kannon Bodhisattva) to be saved or gain worldly benefits. Since Prince Shotoku's Guze Kannon (➡ Horyuji Temple), this belief has been widespread and continues to this day. During the Heian period, the Thirty-Three Temples of the Western Provinces were established, including Hasedera Temple and Kiyomizudera Temple, and this was the most popular period. During the Kamakura period, the Bando Temples, including Sugimotodera Temple, were established, and during the Muromachi period, the Chichibu Temples were established.

Source: Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:

観音（観世音菩薩の略）を信仰して救われたり現世利益を得ようとする信仰
聖徳太子の救世観音（➡ 法隆寺）以後広く信仰され現在に及んでいる。平安時代には長谷寺・清水寺 (きよみずでら) などをはじめ西国三十三か所札所ができ最も盛んであった。鎌倉時代には杉本寺をはじめとする坂東札所が，室町時代には秩父札所ができた。

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