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Enryakuji temple

Hiei-zan is a generic name for a south-to-north chain of mountains lying over Sakyo-ku, Kyoto and Otsu, Shiga, with Mt. Shimei-ga-dake and Mt. Ohiei-ga-dake in the middle. There stands Enryaku-ji Temple, head temple of the Tendai-shu sect, opened in 785 by Saicho who founded the sect. The temple area is dotted with more than 100 buildings and towers, including the Konpon-chudo, a national treasure, a large lecture hall, and Shaka-do, all shaded by a forest of old Japanese cedar trees. Because the mountains have been regarded as a Buddhist sacred place, where destruction of animal life is forbidden, now you can see a variety of birds there.
The Konpon-chudo is the main sanctuary of Hiei-zan Enryaku-ji Temple, listed as World Cultural Heritage, in which ever-lasting lights of Buddhism have burned continually ever since the foundation of the temple. They light the image of Yakushi-nyorai to whom the temple is sacred. You can experience a taste of monks' discipline in Kojirin, a practice hall.

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