Mt. Koya (Mt. Koya)

(Language: Japanese)

Short Description: center of Shingon (Japanese esoteric) Buddhism

Long Description: center of Shingon (Japanese esoteric) Buddhism; located in Wakayama prefecture; founded by Kukai (Kobo Daishi, 774 – 835 CE) in 816 C.E.

Sources: The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima , by Ishwar C. Harris