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title: Kannon, Sanjusangendo
author: Bamse
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6756/kannon-sanjusangendo/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kannon, Sanjusangendo
_Authored by Bamse_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6756.jpg)
## Image Caption
The gilded wooden statue of Kannon at the [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Sanjusangendo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sanjusangendo/), [Heiankyo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Heiankyo/) (Kyoto), [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). Height: 3.3 metres. Made in 1254 CE by the sculptor Tankei.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sanjusangendo_Thousand-armed_Kannon.JPG) by [**Bamse**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sanjusangendo_Thousand-armed_Kannon.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 June 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.