Willow Kannon - Yoryu Kannon

Japanese: 楊柳観音 - ようりゅうかんのん

One of the Thirty-Three Kannon. It is said that holding a willow branch in his hand, Kannon's main vow is to heal people's illnesses, and he is also known as Medicine King Kannon. He is a favorite subject of Buddhist paintings, and is sometimes depicted holding a willow branch in his right hand or inserting a willow branch into a water jar beside him. The "Yangyu Kannon" (Asakusa Temple, Tokyo) by the Goryeo monk Ekikyo is famous as a masterpiece of Goryeo Buddhist painting.

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Japanese:

三十三観音の一つ。柳の枝を手に持って，人々の病気をなおすことを本誓とするといい，薬王観音とも呼ばれる。仏画の画題として愛好され，右手に柳枝を持つ姿のほか，柳枝をかたわらの水瓶に差している図もある。高麗僧慧虚筆の『楊柳観音図』 (東京，浅草寺) は高麗仏画の傑作として名高い。

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