Guze Kannon - Guze Kannon

Japanese: 救世観音 - ぐぜかんのん

Generally, the name of the Guze Kannon is another name for the Sei Kannon, and its appearance is often said to be stroking a jewel in front of its stomach, but the name of the Guze Kannon does not appear in the sutras, so it is not necessarily clear. In Japan, the most well-known is the secret Buddha image (national treasure) of the Yumedono Hall of Horyuji Temple, which was created during the Asuka period, and the "Half-seated Bodhisattva" of Shitennoji Temple in Osaka, made during the Hakuho period, and the "Half-seated Bodhisattva" of Sanzenin Temple in Kyoto, made during the Kamakura period, were also created as Guze Kannon.

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Japanese:

一般には救世観音は聖観音の別名で，その形姿は腹前で宝珠をなでるものをさす場合が多いが，経典に救世観音の名はみえず，必ずしも明確ではない。日本では，飛鳥時代に造顕の法隆寺夢殿の秘仏本尊 (国宝) が最もよく知られ，大阪，四天王寺の白鳳時代作『菩薩半跏像』や京都三千院の鎌倉時代作『菩薩半跏像』なども救世観音として造られたものである。

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