Mount Kōya (高野山, Kōya-san) is a large temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan to the south of Osaka. In the strictest sense, Mount Kōya is the...

headquarters of Shingon Buddhism. The 21 kilometres (13 mi) walking trail up to Kōya-san still exists, but most pilgrims use the train.[citation needed] Pilgrimages...

for the souls of the dead, as well as the large cemetery placed on Mount Kōya-san. Sacred mountains can also provide an important piece of a culture's identity...

ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Kōya (高野山, Kōya-san), Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Its name means Temple of the Diamond...

2022. State-appointed governors: Publicly-elected governors: Mount Kōya (高野山, Kōya-san) in the Ito District is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese...

(無量光院) is a temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Kōya (高野山, Kōya-san), Wakayama prefecture, Japan. Its name means "Temple of limitless...

followers of the Ji sect founded by Ippen (1234–1289) made Kōya-san their home, joining with the Kōya hiriji groups, and many halls for Amida centered Pure...

Gokuraku-ji (極楽寺) is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 2 of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is...

Hōrin-ji (法輪寺) is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 9 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Parinirvana...

Retrieved 2021-10-16. Linrothe (1999), p. 89. "仏像がわかる！ バックナンバー４・明王部". Kōya-san Shingon-shū Hōon-in Official Website. Retrieved 2021-10-02. "不空大可畏明王央俱拾真言"...