Hase-Kannon Temple - Kamakura, Japan - The Traditional Story Of The Origins Of This Temple States That In 721, The Pious Monk Tokudou Discovered A Camphor Tree, From Which He Carved Two Images Of Kannon (deities). The Kannon Sculpted From The Lower Half Of The Camphor Tree Was Enshrined In Hase-dera In The Province Of Yamato. The Image Made From The Upper Half Was Cast Into The Sea With Prayers That It Would Reach In The Land To Which Photo