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Kōya-san

Mount Kōya, sacred mountain founded by Kōbō Daishi

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Kōya-san (高野山) is a sacred Buddhist mountain founded by Kōbō Daishi. Located south of Osaka in Wakayama Prefecture, Mount Kōya is home to more than 110 temples of the Shingon school.

For many pilgrims, it is here that one concludes the Shikoku pilgrimage by offering prayers of thanksgiving at Kōbō Daishi's mausoleum in the Okunoin.

In English
Koya san, Koya mountain
Other spellings
koya-san · koya san · mont koya · mont Kōya

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