Kongobu-ji

Kongōbu-ji is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on , , . Its name means Vajra Peak Temple.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Shingon Shu
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kongōbu-ji” and “Kongōbu-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Koyasan University and Reihokan Museum.

University
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is a private university in , , . 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. is situated 280 metres southeast of Kongobu-ji.

Museum
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Kōyasan Reihōkan is an art museum on Kōya-san, , , preserving and displaying Buddhist art owned by temples on Kōya-san. The collection is centered around articles from the Heian and Kamakura periods and includes paintings, calligraphy, sutras, sculpture and Buddhist ritual objects. is situated 380 metres southwest of Kongobu-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 300 metres east of Kongobu-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Koya and Kōya.

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

Town
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is a town located in , , Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,812, in 1,575 households.

Village
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is a village located in , Nara Prefecture, Japan. is situated 7 km southeast of Kongobu-ji.

Kongobu-ji

Latitude
34.21398° or 34° 12′ 50″ north
Longitude
135.58365° or 135° 35′ 1″ east
Open location code
8Q6Q6H7M+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1363855538
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­shingon_shu
Wiki­data ID
Q1203429
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Kongobu-ji” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կոնգոբու ձի”
  • Basque: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Catalan: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Chinese: “金刚峰寺”
  • Chinese: “金剛峯寺”
  • Chinese: “金剛峰寺”
  • Dutch: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • French: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • French: “temple Kongōbu”
  • French: “Temple Kongōbu”
  • Gan Chinese: “金剛峯寺”
  • German: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kongōbu-ji”
  • Italian: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Japanese: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Japanese: “こんごうぶじ”
  • Japanese: “壇上伽藍”
  • Japanese: “壇場伽藍”
  • Japanese: “金剛峯寺”
  • Japanese: “金剛峰寺”
  • Japanese: “高野山金剛峯寺”
  • Japanese: “高野山金剛峰寺”
  • Korean: “곤고부사”
  • Korean: “곤고부지”
  • Persian: “معبد کونگوبو”
  • Polish: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Kongobu-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Kongobuji”
  • Portuguese: “Kongōbuji”
  • Russian: “Конгобу-дзи”
  • Slovenian: “Kongobu-dži”
  • Slovenian: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Spanish: “Kongobu-ji”
  • Spanish: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Turkish: “Kongōbu-ci”
  • Turkish: “Kongōbu-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Конґобудзі”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Конґобу”
  • Wu Chinese: “金刚峰寺”
  • Yue Chinese: “金剛峯寺”

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Highlights include Dry Landscape Garden and Banryū Garden.

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