the Eleven-Faced powerful Avalokitesvara

JuichimenKannon standing Code:11men-1 Zuiryu's works Kogenji temple-style unfinished image - a japanese cypress wood

Descliption of  Juichimen

Originally	Esoteric Buddhism expresses Buddha image with an impersonal figure to humane expression of Mahayana Buddhism. In Sanskrit, it is called "Ekadasamuhka" that means the Eleven-Face.
Faith	People has already worshiped Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu in Nara period.
Form	Juichimen Kannon Bosatsu has eleven faces on is head. Buddha's head on the very top Amida Buddha is standing in center. Two or three front countenances express compassion. Three countenancse on the left side express anger(indignation) Threee countenances that bare canine teeth on the right side express also anger against a sin. A smiling one
Sex of  Kannon	Male .God of great mercy and compassion,not Goddess, for according to Buddhist teachings,Buddha always calls to kannon "a great gentleman".
Vow	He vows that he gives people ten kinds of victory in  lives, and four kinds of profits after people's death.
Well-known images	Nara shorinji temple Juichimen Kannon( National treasure ) Kyoto Kanonji temple Juichimen Kannon( National treasure ) Nara Daian-ji temple Juichimen Kannon( The important cultural property of Japan) ,etc.