Kyoto Sanjusangen-do

Sanjusangen-do was founded in 1164. The name means “A Hall of thirty-three bays.” It contains 1,001 Kannon Bodhisattva statues. The hall burnt down in 1249 and was rebuilt in 1266. It is hard to imagine this place is 741 years old.





They would not allow cameras inside so I had to scan a few pictures from there brochure to show the statues inside. The 1,001 statues are all slightly different. It was very impressive.





I am not sure why they dress the rocks? We saw this many times in Kyoto.