Besides the Mikado's palace and Nijo castle, which may be visited only by special permit, Kyoto boasts of an unusual number of richly decorated temples, among which the most noteworthy are the Shinto temple of Inari; the temple of the one thousand images of kwannon, the Deity of Mercy; the great Buddhist temple of Nishi-Honguanji, celebrated for its art work in paintings and decorated woods; the great bronze Buddha, fifty-eight feet high; the big bell near by, nearly fourteen feet high, and the other in the Cheon-in temple here-these being two of the four largest bells in all Japan.
"The Critic in the Orient"
George Hamlin Fitch
It gleamed on the sandy path that led to the old stone lantern, played into the eyes of kwannon, the Goddess of Mercy, and finally lost itself in the trees beyond.
"Little Sister Snow"
Frances Little
She had whispered her secrets to the broken-nosed image of kwannon, who sat in the shadow of the pines, and there under the plum-tree she had caught the naughty kitten that first brought her and Merrit San together.
"Little Sister Snow"
Frances Little