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Daien-in

Buddhist temple

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Daien-in is a Buddhist temple.

Koyasan University

University

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Koyasan University is a private university in Mount Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established in 1886 as a monastic school for Shingon Buddhist monks, and it was chartered as a university in 1926. Koyasan University is situated 300 metres west of Saimonin.

Kongobu-ji

Buddhist temple

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Kongōbu-ji is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Its name means Temple of the Diamond Mountain Peak. Kongobu-ji is situated 490 metres west of Saimonin.

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Kōya

Town

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Kōya is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,812, in 1,575 households.

Mount Koya

Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Kōya is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka, Japan, primarily known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.

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