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    Tōdai-ji served as the central administrative temple for the provincial temples and for the six Buddhist schools in Japan at the time: the Hossō, Kegon, Jōjitsu...
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    Huayan (redirect from Kegon)
    Konshu-ji or Kinshō-ji), the origin of later Tōdai-ji. When the construction of the Tōdai-ji was completed, Rōben became the head of the new Kegon school...
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    these claims is not clear. In 1206, Myōe, a Kegon Buddhist priest who had been serving at nearby Jingo-ji, was granted the land to construct a temple...
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    Jōdo-shū sect since the Genroku Period. Initially, the temple belonged to the Kegon sect; then it became a Pure Land temple. The honzon is an image of Gautama...
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  • (Kannonshō-ji) 33 Kegon-ji Jūichimen Kannon (Ekādaśamukha) Ibigawa Gifu 35°32′15″N 136°36′28″E / 35.537372°N 136.607897°E / 35.537372; 136.607897 (Kegon-ji)...
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    Gangō-ji, of a Kegon school but with few remainders in terms of architecture. [relevant?] The Man'yōshū includes a poem attributed to a monk of Gango-ji. This...
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    monks. By tradition Nihon-ji was visited in the Nara period by Rōben (689–774), a monk of the Kegon sect and founder of the Tōdai-ji in Nara, and later by...
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    Hōryū-ji (Japanese: 法隆寺, Hepburn: Temple of the Flourishing Dharma) is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga...
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  • The Kegon Engi Emaki (華厳縁起) or Kegon-shū Sōshi Eden (華厳宗祖師絵伝) ("Illuminated scrolls from the founders of the Kegon Sect"; also translated as "Illustrated...
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    River and the Kinugawa River pass through the city. Lake Chūzenji and the Kegon Falls lie in Nikkō, as does the Nikko Botanical Garden. The city's many...
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    Rōben (category Kegon Buddhists)
    known as Ryōben, was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kegon sect, and clerical founder of the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. He is popularly...
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  • This sect focused on the use of sutras in the abhidharma-style. Kegon (華厳宗, 花嚴宗, Kegon-shū) (Mahayana): Originating as the Chinese Huayan school, this...
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  • treated with great honour and lodged in the temple called Daian-ji, where he founded Kegon Buddhism and also taught Sanskrit. In 752, Emperor Shōmu asked...
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    Sōtō (section Antai-ji)
    centered around four centers, namely Eihei-ji, Daijo-ji monastery, and the temples Yoko-ji and Soji-ji. Soji-ji became the most influential center of the...
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    who were speaking, as in the Buddhist accounts of the Dōjō-ji Engi Emaki [fr], the Kegon Gojūgo-sho Emaki [fr] or the Tengu Zōshi Emaki [fr]. The balance...
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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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  • 紙本著色華厳五十五所絵巻 [Zenzai Dōji's pilgrimage to the fifty-five places described in the Kegon Sutra (handscroll)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved...
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    stars Shōta Sometani as Kūkai. Statue at Shitennō-ji temple Statue at Jizō-ji temple Statue at Kajū-ji temple Statue in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Altar at Daisho-in...
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    National Treasures of South Korea, at Bulguksa The Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji, at a Kegon Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan Vairocana with Avalokitesvara and Vajrapani...
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    be celebrated in the "ox festival" of Kōryū-ji. A hidden statue representing him is also located in Mōtsū-ji, though it can only be seen once every thirty...
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    Temple, Zaō Onsen Matsushima Nikkō – Shrines and Temples of Nikkō (WHS), Kegon Falls, Lake Chūzenji, Cedar Avenue of Nikko Tomioka Silk Mill (WHS) Kinugawa...
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    on the Avatamsaka Sutra at Kinshōsen-ji (later Tōdai-ji); this event is considered to be the roots of the Kegon school of Buddhism founded in Japan. June...
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    as its headquarters, calling it Myōan-ji. A temple was needed to be regarded as a religious sect, and Myōan-ji was recognized as a temple in the early...
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    Heritage Site in 1999. This encompasses Rinnō-ji, Nikkō Tōshō-gū, Mount Nantai, and Futarasan Shrine. The Kegon Falls, also in Nikkō, is popular with tourists...
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  • Japanese Buddhist priest of the Kegon school. From 2007 to 2010, he served as the 219th head priest (bettō) at Tōdai-ji. He currently presides as senior...
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    Asian Yogācāra) and Kegon (Huayan). These schools were centered around the capital where great temples such as the Asuka-dera and Tōdai-ji were erected. The...
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    unattended. Tanigumiguchi Station opened on March 20, 1956. Tanigumi onsen Kegon-ji List of Railway Stations in Japan Sone, Satoru (2011). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』26号...
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    an intersection of the Nakasendō with a road to the Buddhist temple of Kegon-ji, the 33rd and final stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. The town was...
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    Japanese Buddhist leader and explorer who was the 22nd Abbot of Nishi Hongan-ji and the head of the Honganji-ha sect of Buddhism. He is known for expeditions...
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    Japan. The park was established in 1970. Ibi Gorge (揖斐峡), Ibi River, Kegon-ji (華厳寺), Mount Ikeda, Mount Yōrō, Sekigahara Battlefield, Tōkai Nature Trail...
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