Kongobuji, The Imperial Room and the Banryutei rock garden
Kongobuji is Koyasan Shingon-shu Buddhism, headquarters Temple. Banryutei Rock Garden is the largest rock garden in Japan (2349 square meters). The design is of a pair of dragons emerging from a sea of clouds to protect the Okuden. The dragons are made of 140 pieces of granite brought from Shikoku and the white sand is from Kyoto. Koyasan, Danjo Garan. The Word Garan is derived from the Sanskrit word samgharama, meaning a quite and secluded place for Buddhist monks to gather and practice. In 816, the founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan, Kobo Daishi Kukai (774-835) begun the planning and construction of this Buddhist monastic complex deep in the mountains of Koyasan as a place for meditation far from worldly distractions. The Dai (Great) Garan has served as the focal point of the study, training, and rituals of Shingon Buddhist monks from the ninth century to the present day.
Size: 5459px × 3639px
Photo credit: © Paolo Patrizi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: buddhism, daishi, eternal, heritage, kobo, koya, koyasan, kukai, meditation, monastic, pilgrimage, rituals, sacred, shingon, training, wakayama, world
