Kūkai

, born posthumously called , was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism. He travelled to China, where he studied Tangmi (Chinese Vajrayana Buddhism) under the monk Huiguo. Upon returning to Japan, he founded Shingon—the Japanese branch of Vajrayana Buddhism. With the blessing of several Emperors, Kūkai was able to preach Shingon teachings and found Shingon temples. Like other influential monks, Kūkai oversaw public works and constructions. Mount Kōya was chosen by him as a holy site, and he spent his later years there until his deat

school of Buddhism in Japan

Buddhist temple complex and settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

, a.k.a. the is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan.

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is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on , Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Its name means Temple of the Diamond Mountain Peak. It is part of the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

thumb|Zentsū-ji scenes, 2021 thumb|The five-storied pagoda. The current building was finished in 1902. The is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan. It was established in 807 by Kūkai, founder of Shingon Buddhism, who was born where the temple now stands. The oldest structure, the Shakadō Hall, dates to around 1677.

is a garden with Buddhist temple located in the approximate center of the modern city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple belongs to the Tō-ji-branch of Shingon-shū and its honzon is a statue of Sho-Kannon. The pond and garden are the last surviving remnant of the original Heian Palace and is the oldest existing garden in Kyoto. It 1935, Shinsen-en was designated a National Historic Site.

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thumb|Mitaki-dera temple is a historic Japanese temple in the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

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'''''' is a Buddhist temple in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Nagao-ji (長尾寺) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Sanuki, Kagawa, Japan. It is the 87th site of the Shikoku Pilgrimage.