Kompon Daido, it enshrines a three-dimentional mandala, with large wooden statues of Dainchi Nyorai

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Kompon Daido, it enshrines a three-dimentional mandala, with large wooden statues of Dainchi Nyorai (Mahavairocana) of the Taizokai (Matrix Realm), with the Sixteen Great Bodhisattvas painted on the sixteen pillars around them. On the walls in the corners are portraits of the eight patriarchs of the Shingon Buddhist lineage. 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.

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Location: Koyasan, Japan
Photo credit: © Paolo Patrizi / Alamy / Afripics
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