Sendai Daikannon

Sendai Daikannon

Sendai Daikonnon in the background of Sendai, Japan
Coordinates 38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E / 38.3005°N 140.8236°E / 38.3005; 140.8236Coordinates: 38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E / 38.3005°N 140.8236°E / 38.3005; 140.8236
Location Sendai, Japan
Type statue
Height 100 metres (330 ft)
Completion date September 1, 1991
Dedicated to Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音
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Sendai Daikannon (仙台 大観音), located in Sendai, Japan, is the tallest statue of the gem-bearing Nyoirin Kannon (如意輪 観音) form of Kannon (観音) in the world, the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan, and as of 2008 the sixth tallest statue in the world at 100 meters (328 feet). At the time of its completion in 1991 it was the tallest statue in the world, but has since been surpassed for that title. An elevator takes tourists to the top of the statue, which depicts the Bodhisattva Kannon from Shingon Buddhism.[1] This statue of Kannon bears the Nyoihōju (如意宝珠) wishing gem in her hand, which classifies her as a version of the Nyoirin Kannon ("Wish-fulfilling Kannon") form of Kannon.

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Records
Preceded by
Dai Kannon of Kita no Miyako park
88 m (289 ft)
World's tallest statue
1991–1993
Succeeded by
Ushiku Daibutsu
110 m (381 ft)


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