Monk follows Kukai's footsteps for 30 yrs

Monk follows Kukai's footsteps for 30 yrs

OSAKA, Japan - Jien Shizuka, a monk from Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, speaks about pilgrimages to China he has made for 30 years to follow the footsteps of Japanese monk Kukai, during an interview on Nov. 4, 2013. Mt. Koya is Japan's headquarters of the Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism founded by Kukai in the early ninth century.

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