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Youryuu Kannon@—k–φŠΟ‰Ή
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Also called Yakuou Kannon –ς‰€ŠΟ‰Ή. Lit. Willow Kannon or *Kannon ŠΟ‰Ή with a willow branch, who was propitiated for the recovery from illnesses. One of the thirty-three manifestations that the spirit Kannon, an Indian deity from the Mahayana Buddhism pantheon Sanjuusan Kannon ŽO\ŽOŠΟ‰Ή (see *sanjuusanshin ŽO\ŽOg), may take to aid those in need.
SHOU KANNON KYOU ΏŠΟ‰ΉŒo, a scriptural source for the Six Kannon *Roku Kannon ˜ZŠΟ‰Ή, mentions the offering of a willow twig and pure water to Kannon. Since the Tang dynasty it has been believed that disasters could be warded off by making such an offering. The willow twig, in fact, has appeared in various forms, for example, in one of the hands of Thousand armed Kannon *Senju Kannon ηŽθŠΟ‰Ή. A document from the period of Retired Emperor Shirakawa ”’‰Ν (1053-1129) states that an image of *Byakue Kannon ”’ˆίŠΟ‰Ή enshrined in Shingon-in ^ŒΎ‰@ of the Imperial Palace was holding a willow branch *Nyoirin Kannon ”@ˆΣ—ΦŠΟ‰Ή may be depicted as holding a vase with a willow twig or the vase may be set near him. A more commonly identifiable Youryuu Kannon may be shown as wearing flowing robes, sitting on a rock in the ocean . A boy in a boat also may be shown near him, an image found in KEGONKYOU ‰ΨŒ΅Œo where Zenzai Douji ‘Pΰ“ΆŽq visits to Kannon in a boat during his quest for wisdom.
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