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Monks follow pilgrimage of Shingon founder as training

Monks follow pilgrimage of Shingon founder as training

OSAKA, Japan - Monks read sutras in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 30, 2014, as they proceed along a 55-kilometer pilgrimage that Kobo Daishi (774-835), founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism, is believed to have walked in his youth.

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National World Heritage tourism summit held in Japan

National World Heritage tourism summit held in Japan

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Michiyo Kubo, a World Heritage site researcher, gives a lecture at a "summit" on national World Heritage tourism on Sept. 29, 2014, at Koyasan University in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture. Mt. Koya in the western Japan prefecture was registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2004.

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Nightlong ceremony to commemorate Buddha's death held at temple

Nightlong ceremony to commemorate Buddha's death held at temple

KOYA, Japan - About 130 chief priests and nuns take part in a nightlong ceremony on Feb. 14 to commemorate Parinirvana Day on Feb. 15, the day the Buddha is said to have achieved Pananirvana upon the death of his physical body. During the ceremony, the priests and nuns read out passages from the sutra including the one describing the Buddha's last days while many worshippers watched.

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Autumn leaves on Mt. Koyasan

Autumn leaves on Mt. Koyasan

KOYA, Japan - Visitors walk around the Buddhist monastery at the summit of Mt. Koyasan on Nov. 8 in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama, where the leaves have already turned red and yellow. It is the best time for visitors to enjoy the autumn colors.

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