長谷寺 HASEDERA 2024年6月8日
〒248-0016 神奈川県鎌倉市長谷 3-11-2
TEL 0467-22-6300 FAX 0467-22-6303
T9-0210-0500-1956
祈りと彩りの花浄土、心おだやかに手を合わせる。
往古より「長谷観音」の名で親しまれる当山は、正式には「海光山慈照院長谷寺」と号します。
開創は奈良時代の天平八年(736)と伝え、聖武天皇の治世下に勅願所と定められた鎌倉有数の古刹です。本尊は十一面観世音菩薩像。木彫仏としては日本最大級（高さ9.18ｍ)の尊像で、坂東三十三所観音霊場の第四番に数えられる当山は、東国を代表する観音霊場の象徴としてその法灯を今の世に伝えています。
緑深い観音山の裾野から中腹に広がる境内は、四季を通じて花が絶えることのない「鎌倉の西方極楽浄土」と呼ばれ、花木の彩りがご来山者の心を和ませます。
諸堂のほか鎌倉の海や街並みが一望できる見晴台があり、さらに眺望散策路に上がると遠く相模湾の眺望と共に梅雨に映える40種類2500株のアジサイを望むことができ、その風情は鎌倉でも有数の景勝地と謳われています。
HASEDERA
3-11-2 Hase,Kamakura, Kanagawa JAPAN
TEL +81-467-22-6300 FAX +81-467-22-6303
Around 1300 years ago, two sculptors carved two Kannon statues out of a sacred tree. One of them was enshrined here at Hasedera in Kamakura. It is commonly called “Eleven-headed Kannon” since it has eleven heads on top of its own head. It measures 9.18 meters tall and this makes it one of the largest wooden Buddhist statues in Japan.
Hesedera temple resides on a mountain called “Kannon-zan”. The ground holds a large variety of flowers which bloom throughout the year welcoming visitors. Additionally, the scenic view from the observation platform on the upper ground is recognized as one of the most picturesque spots in Kamakura.
History of Hasedera
According to the legend, in 721 AD, two Kannon statues were carved out of one sacred tree in Hatsuse (in the present day Nara Prefecture). One was enshrined at the Hasedera temple in Nara, the other was thrown into the ocean with a prayer to make it reappear and save people elsewhere. After the Kannon statue traveled across the waters for fifteen long years, it finally washed ashore in a place in the present day Kanagawa Prefecture. In 736 AD, the Hasedera temple in Kamakura was established to enshrine the Kannon statue.
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