Kaiko-ji Temple

If you include the 5.4 meter tall pedestal and back portion of the statue, the Buddha statue at Kaiko-ji Temple stands about 10 meters tall, making it the largest Buddha statue in Kyoto.
Said to have been created by the father and son team of Unkei and Tankei, this Buddha is known as “jorokusan” and is a famous representation of Guatama Buddha. It is said that the marks on his throat are blood from when Emperor Go-Mizunoo was the target of an assassination attempt, and Guatama Buddha took his place and saved his life.
If you wish to pray about avoiding catastrophe, an illness, or injury to the head, this is the place to do so.
Kaiko-ji Temple is also a place of worship for Monju Bosatsu (Bodhisattva), famous for a proverb meaning “two heads are better than one,” as well as the Buddhist image Senzan Yuzu Benzaiten, which is only shown to the public twice a year. Elsewhere inside the grounds you can find the resting places for three members of the Imperial Palace who were killed in the Aburanokoji Incident in an attack involving the Shinsengumi.