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    Mount Yakushi (薬師岳, Yakushi-dake) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,926 m (9,600 ft). It is situated in Japan's Hida...
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    Mount Tate (立山, Tate-yama, IPA: [tateꜜjama]), also known as Tateyama, is a mountain located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is...
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    mountains Mount Norikura, Mount Yake, Mount Kasa, Mount Hotaka, Mount Yari, Mount Jōnen, Mount Washiba, Mount Suisho, Mount Yakushi, Mount Kurobegorō, Mount Tate...
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    Bhaisajyaguru (redirect from Yakushi)
    Japan, Yakushi was prayed to in the place of Ashuku (Akshobhya). Some of Yakushi's role has been taken over by Jizō (Ksitigarbha), but Yakushi is still...
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  • 956 9,698 Nagano Mount Shirouma 2,932 9,619 Nagano / Toyama Mount Otensho 2,922 9,587 Nagano Mount Yakushi 2,926 9,600 Toyama Mount Washiba 2,924 9,593...
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    (焼岳) Mount Yakushi (薬師岳) Mount Yari (槍ヶ岳) Yatsugatake (八ヶ岳) Utsukushigahara Highland (美ヶ原) Mount Arashima (荒島岳) Mount Aso (阿蘇山) Daisen (大山) Mount Ibuki (伊吹山)...
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    which is the home of two Daibutsu sculptures - a huge seated carving of Yakushi Nyorai that at 31.05 metres (101.9 ft) tall is the largest pre-modern,...
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    near Yakushi-ji, and Heijō Palace. Overlooking Nara Night view of Nara Viewed from Heijō Palace (with Mt Kasuga on the right) Yakushiji and Mount Wakakusa...
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    Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji (下野薬師寺) was a Buddhist temple located in what is now the city of Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan...
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    Shin-Yakushi-ji (新薬師寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Kegon sect in Nara, Japan. It was founded in 747 by Empress Kōmyō. Initially a large complete Shichidō...
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    Mount Yakushi and Mount Tarō (with Campsite) Mitsumata mountain cottage (三俣山荘, Mitsumata-sansō) – in the col between Mount Mitsumatagenge and Mount Washiba...
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    Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021. Yakushi, Yoshimi. "Gurja Himal: first ascent, 1969" (PDF). Alpine Journal. Archived...
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    to Shingon Buddhism. Its principal image is a statue of Bhaisajyaguru (Yakushi Nyorai), the Buddha of Healing or "Medicine Buddha". The temple was first...
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    ruins of the middle shrine do exist. In 803, Saichō carved a statue of Yakushi Nyorai of the Kamadozan-ji in order to pray for safety during his crossing...
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    The prefix can be the name of a deity associated with it (e.g. Yakushi-dō, or Yakushi hall) or express the building's function within the temple's compound...
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  • Thumbnail for Mount Hōō
    River) Mount Hōō and Mount Fuji from Mount Komatsu at the sunrise Mount Hōō and Mount Fuji from Mount Kaikoma Mount Hōō Mount Yakushidake from Mount Kannondake...
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    in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyōrai. The temple has been a place for pilgrimage for centuries, and is...
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    associated with particular deities (shosonbō, 諸尊法) including the buddhas Yakushi and Amida, the bodhisattvas Monju, Kokuzo and Kannon as well as Indian...
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  • Thumbnail for Hayachine Quasi-National Park
    features are Mount Hayachine (1,914 m (6,280 ft)) and Mount Yakushi (薬師岳) (1,645 m (5,397 ft)). The alpine zone and forest vegetation of Mounts Hayachine...
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    The Zaō Mountains (蔵王連峰, Zaō Renpō), commonly called Mount Zaō, are a complex cluster of stratovolcanoes on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and...
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  • Thumbnail for Enryaku-ji
    Enryaku-ji (延暦寺, Enryaku-ji) is a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei in Ōtsu, overlooking Kyoto. It was first founded in 788 during the early Heian...
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    the grounds of Todai-ji, Kofuku-ji, Kasuga Grand Shrine, Shōsōin, Shin-Yakushi-ji, Gangō-ji, and others. There are 374 arts and crafts designated as National...
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    period, it gradually became a training ground for Shugendō, as an avatar of Yakushi Nyorai. From the south was a pilgrimage path to the summit. In the middle...
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    temple is believed to have been completed by 607. Hōryū-ji was dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of healing and in honor of the prince's father. Excavations...
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    Temple District, Mount Hiei, Enryaku-ji (WHS) Ōmihachiman – Traditional Riverside District Nara – Tōdai-ji, Tōshōdai-ji, Kōfuku-ji, Yakushi-ji, Heijō Palace...
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    specifically Tōdai-ji, Saidai-ji, Kōfuku-ji, Kasuga Shrine, Gangō-ji, Yakushi-ji, Tōshōdai-ji, and the Heijō Palace, together with Kasugayama Primeval...
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  • Karasu Tengu Kabuto, a 1986 manga and anime by Buichi Terasawa Kabuto Yakushi, a henchman of Naruto villain Orochimaru and later joins forces with Tobi...
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    2012. Suzuki, Yui (2011). Medicine Master Buddha: The Iconic Worship of Yakushi in Heian Japan. Brill. p. 21. ISBN 9789004229174 – via Google Books. Media...
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    other Buddhas, such as Yakushi, the Buddha of medicine. Buddha Yakushi was widely worshipped during the Heian Period in Japan. Yakushi was known as the Medicine...
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  • Thumbnail for Mount Kinpu
    Mount Kinpu (金峰山, Kinpu-san), or Mount Kinpō (金峰山, Kinpō-san) is a mountain and the main peak in the Okuchichibu Range in Kantō Mountains. It is located...
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