Sacred K¿yasan will appeal to potential travelers, dedicated armchair travelers, and all readers interested in Buddhism and Japanese culture.

For more than one thousand years, the vast Buddhist monastery and temple complex on remote Mount K¿ya has been one of Japan’s most important religious centers. Saint K¿b¿ Daishi (also known as K¿kai), founder of the esoteric Shingon school and one of the great figures of world Buddhism, consecrated the mountain for holy purposes in the early 800s. Buried on K¿yasan, K¿b¿ Daishi is said to be still alive, selflessly advocating for the salvation of all sentient beings.

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