Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

New green leaves in a garden are seen reflected on a polished floor at Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya in western Japan on May 6, 2015. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Photo taken after sunset on April 27, 2015, shows Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya in western Japan. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

A student of Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school, arranges flowers in a flower arrangement class at the Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya, western Japan, on April 23, 2015. In addition to flower arrangement, Japanese tea ceremony and calligraphy are also included in the curriculum to deepen one's cultural understanding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Students of Koyasan Senshugakuin, undergoing yearlong training and group living to become a Shingon Buddhist monk, walk in front of the Kompon Daito pagoda on Mt. Koya in western Japan on May 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

A student of Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school, reads a book of a Buddhist sutra on May 11, 2015, on Mt. Koya in western Japan. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Students of Koyasan Senshugakuin, undergoing yearlong training and group living to become a Shingon Buddhist monk, attend a class to study sutras and Buddhism in a classroom at the Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya, western Japan, on April 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Buddhist practitioners' school on Mt. Koya

Students of Koyasan Senshugakuin, a Buddhist practitioners' school, chat on May 18, 2015, in a room at the school's dormitory on Mt. Koya in western Japan. This year marks the 1,200th anniversary of the establishment of a monastery on the mountain by Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo