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Komazawa Daishi-do
東京都
A small hall enshrining Kobo Daishi Kukai beside Komazawa University (a Soto Zen institution) — an unusual convergence where Shingon esoteric devotion meets Soto Zen scholarship.
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5 min walk from Tokyu Komazawa-Daigaku Station
Komazawa 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
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A small Soto Zen hall adjacent to Komazawa University (a Soto Zen university) — the origin of the station name 'Komazawa-Daigaku' on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line. A Daishi-do (hall) enshrining Kobo Daishi Kukai, forming a unique religious space where Shingon and Soto Zen faith intertwine. Komazawa University's campus originated as a Soto Zen academic hall, and this history of learning and faith has…
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A small hall formed as a place of faith closely connected to the history of Komazawa University's predecessor, Soto Zen University. Soto Zen University (present-day Komazawa University) relocated to Komazawa in 1902, making this a major center of Soto Zen learning and faith. The Daishi-do was establ…
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