Shrines in Nara for Health & Healing

11 deities · 10 places

Deities

Binzuru Sonja

healing by touch1 temples

Birushana Butsu (Great Buddha)

national peace and prosperity1 temples

Eleven-faced Kannon

all-round kannon blessingscancer wardingchild-granting (kosazuke camphor)27 temples

Eleven-faced Thousand-armed Kannon

eye disease healinggood fortune & wisdomkannon salvation & mercy6 temples

Juichimen Kannon

Kannon compassionall-round wish grantingchild-bestowing camphor tree22 temples

Juichimen Kannon

cancer wardingyakuyokeyakuyoke and love luck3 temples

Juichimen Senju Kannon

eye disease healinggood fortune wishesisland guardian prayers5 temples

Omononushi Aramitama

healing sacred water1 temples

Shaka Nyorai

47 ronin memorialDate family bodaijiFujiwara clan protection44 temples

Thousand-armed Kannon

extinction of sinseye disease healing2 temples

Yakushi Nyorai

Bandai healing templeChosokabe clan templeSomin sai yakuyoke55 temples

Where to visit

Daian-ji

TempleHealth & Healing

Hokke-ji

TempleHealth & Healing

Horyu-ji

TempleHealth & Healing

Ofusa Kannon

TempleHealth & Healing

Sai Jinja (Omiwa)

ShrineHealth & Healing

Shin-Yakushi-ji

TempleHealth & Healing

Todai-ji

TempleHealth & Healing

Tsubosaka-dera (Minami Hokke-ji)

TempleHealth & Healing

Tsubosaka-dera Minami Hokke-ji (Saigoku 6)

TempleHealth & Healing

Yakushi-ji

TempleHealth & Healing

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