To reach the main hall of Hasedera Temple, one must ascend a staircase known as the “Noborirou,” consisting of 399 steps, designated as an important cultural property. The Noborirou is divided into three sections: upper, middle, and lower, totaling 399 stone steps. Climbing the staircase, shedding worldly desires along the way, one reaches the top after surpassing the symbolic 400th step (associated with death), where they encounter the main deity, an eleven-faced Kannon statue enshrined in the main hall.
The main hall, constructed similarly to Kiyomizu-dera’s stage, features a hall of worship on the left and the main hall on the right, where the main deity is enshrined. At the edge of the hall of worship, there is an image of Binzuru, one of the sixteen arhats who served Buddha Shakyamuni. Binzuru, known for his exceptional discipleship and miraculous powers acquired through ascetic practices, is also famous for his love of alcohol. Legend has it that he was once caught drinking between meditation sessions by Buddha Shakyamuni, resulting in being tossed outside the temple. Due to such anecdotes, Binzuru is commonly enshrined outside temple halls across various temples.

長谷寺の本堂へは重要文化財の「登廊」という３９９段の階段を上がって行きます。登廊は上中下の三廊に分かれており、全部で399段もの石段があります。登廊の階段を煩悩を落としながら登り、最後の１段の400段目の四(死)を越えたとろこで、本堂にお祀りする本尊の十一面観音像と対面する事ができます。
本堂は清水の舞台と同じ舞台造りとなっており、左が礼堂で、その右側はご本尊が祀られている正堂です。礼堂の端っこには、お釈迦様に仕える十六羅漢の一人賓頭盧(びんづる)尊者像が祀られています。賓頭盧尊者は出家修行して身につけた神通力で多くの人々を救った大変優秀なお弟子さんです。その一方で無類のお酒好き。いつも赤ら顔で、修行の合間にお酒を飲んでいた所をお釈迦様に見つかりお堂の外に放り出されてしまったとか。このような事から賓頭盧さんはどのおてらでも堂外に祀られている訳です。