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Kongobuji
和歌山県
Kukai's esoteric Buddhist headquarters on Mt. Koya — UNESCO World Heritage
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816 年
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Founded 816
1210 years
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概要
Kongobuji, Shingon Buddhism's head temple, was founded by Kukai on Mt. Koya in 816 and is UNESCO World Heritage. Highlights include Oku-no-in (Kukai's mausoleum), the Danjo Garan complex, and the Reihokan treasure hall. Toyotomi Hideyoshi held a major rite here; the temple draws over one million visitors annually.
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In 816, Kobo Daishi Kukai received the mountain of Koya from Emperor Saga to found a monastic complex for Shingon esoteric Buddhism. His design envisioned the peaks as the eight-petal lotus of the mandala, with a monastery on the plateau at its center; because of economic and geographic difficulties…
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In 1595, the kampaku Toyotomi Hidetsugu, accused of treason, was banished to Mount Koya and ordered by Hideyoshi to commit seppuku here, dying at age 28. The 'Willow Room' (Yanagi-no-ma) where he took his life is still preserved within Kongobuji — which was formed in 1869 by the merger of Seigan-ji (where he died) and Kozan-ji. Hidetsugu, who lost his position as heir after the birth of Hideyoshi's own son Hideyori, is remembered as a tragic symbol of the dark side of Hideyoshi's late regime.
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