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The Owari Thirty-three Kannon (尾張三十三観音, Owari Sanjūsan Kannon) are a collection of Buddhist temples in western Aichi Prefecture, Japan, all dedicated to the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kannon). The name is derived from Owari Province, the former name for the area. The list was created in 1955.

Thirty-three Kannon

Tōkai Hundred Kannon

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

See also

• Tōkai Hundred Kannon
  • Mino Thirty-three Kannon
  • Toyokawa Inari
• Glossary of Japanese Buddhism (for an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism)

External links

• Owari Thirty-three Kannon

References

1. ^ Owari Thirty-three Kannon Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. Aruku88.net. Accessed May 4, 2009.

• Buddhist temples in Aichi Prefecture