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The Mino Thirty-three Kannon (美濃三十三観音, Mino Sanjūsan Kannon) are a collection of Buddhist temples in southern Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Mino Province, the former name for the area. The list was originally created during the mid-Edo period.

Thirty-three Kannon

Tōkai Hundred Kannon

The Mino Thirty-three Kannon combine with the Owari Thirty-three Kannon in western Aichi Prefecture, the Mikawa Thirty-three Kannon in eastern Aichi Prefecture and Toyokawa Inari to form the Tōkai Hundred Kannon.

See also

• Tōkai Hundred Kannon
  • Owari Thirty-three Kannon
  • Toyokawa Inari
• Glossary of Japanese Buddhism, for an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism

External links

• Tōkai Hundred Kannon: Mino Seigoku Thirty-three Kannon Reijō-kai (in Japanese)

References

1. ^ Mino 33 Kannon. (in Japanese) Mino Seigoku Sanjūsan Kannon Reijō-kai. Accessed June 6, 2008.
2. Owari Thirty-three Kannon Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. Aruku88.net. Accessed May 4, 2009.

• Buddhist temples in Gifu Prefecture