| By the Heian period, Choho-ji Temple was already known for Taishi shinko (Prince Shotoku worship) and miraculous virtue of Nyoirin Kannon, with both men and women from all classes of society confining themselves to the temple for worship and the statue being made one of the seven Kannon of Kyoto. |
平安時代には、既に太子信仰と如意輪観音の霊験で知られ、貴賎男女の参篭が続き、洛陽七観音の一つとして栄えた。 |