- Jison-in
Jison-in is a temple site that marks the entrance to the pilgrimage route of
Koyasan .The Japanese
Kanji are:慈尊院 Jison-in 高野山 Koyasan 空海 Kobo Daishi 金剛峰寺 Kongobu-ji 丹生明神 Niu Myojin
"Koyasan includes "Kongobu-ji" that was built by Kukai in 816 as the principal stage for esoteric Buddhism on a 800m high mountain basin, "Jison-in" that was built as an administrative office to facilitate the construction and management of Kongobu-ji, "Niukanshofu-jinja" that was constructed as a guardian shrine to protect the Niukanshofu estate of Kongobu-ji and "Niutsuhime-jinja that is situated in the Amano basin between Kongobu-ji and Jison-in which is closely connected to Koyasan and enshrines "Koya Myojin," who legend tells gave land to Kukai when he choose the compound of Kongobu-ji, and "Niu Myojin," who legend tells guided him, and all of them are connected by the pilgrimage route "Koyasan Choishimichi".
ource
[http://www.sekaiisan-wakayama.jp/english/s_kouya.htm Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ]
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