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on the death of his mother, rebuilt in 1861, and given its present name in 1869. It contains many sliding screen doors painted by
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The 414th abbot of Kongōbu-ji is the Reverend Kogi Kasai, who also acts as the archbishop of the Kōyasan Shingon school.
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At the temple, visitors can listen to the sermons of the monks and participate in
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Encyclopedia of Japan: Japanese History and Culture, from Abacus to Zori
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
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refers to a fundamental breathing and meditation method of
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Wakayama Prefecture designated tangible cultural property
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Religious buildings and structures completed in the 810s
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Ecclesiastical head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism
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was first constructed as Seigan-ji Temple in 1593 by
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Affiliation
Kōyasan School
Shingon
Deity
Ashuku Nyorai
Kōyasan
Kōya-chō
Ito-gun
Wakayama Prefecture
Kūkai
https://www.koyasan.or.jp/en/
Kōyasan
Shingon
Buddhism
Mount Kōya
Wakayama Prefecture
Japan
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
UNESCO World Heritage Site
temple
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Kanō Tanyū
Kyoto
Kanō school
Shingon Buddhism
Siddhaṃ alphabet
Approach
Fudōdō, a National Treasure
National Treasure

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