[5min video] Hieizan , Enryakuji temple , Mt Hiei

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Yokokawa / Yokawa (横川, River Side): Part 4

Top left to right: Pathway stone carvings of Senju Kannon (千臂観音 , Sahasrabhuja Avalokiteśvara), Batō Kannon (馬頭観音, Hayagrīva Avalokitêśvara) & Shō Kannon (聖観音, Āryāvalokiteśvara)
Bottom left to right: A landmark road junction Shōrō (鐘楼)
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Yokokawa / Yokawa (横川, River Side): Part 5

The famed Shiki Kōdō / Ganzan Daishi Dō (四季講堂 / 元三大師堂)
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Yokokawa / Yokawa (横川, River Side): Part 6

Top left to right: Hashidzuka Benzaiten (箸塚辯財天)
Bottom left to right: Eshinin / Eshindō (恵心院 / 恵心堂) (Hint: For Pure Land devotees, this is a landmark site)
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Hieizan Minemichi (比叡山峰道)
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Amazing! thanks RJ for the beautiful photos, I so want to make a pilgrimage. I really thank you and From the Earth for sharing yours with me. It just adds to my faith:)

Just in case if this is helpful to some: Jikaku Daishi = Ennin, Ganzan Daishi = Ryogen.
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Chih-I:
The Tai-ching states "the women in the realms of Mara, Sakra and Brahma all neither abandoned ( their old) bodies nor received (new) bodies. They all received buddhahood with their current bodies (genshin)" Thus these verses state that the dharma nature is like a great ocean. No right or wrong is preached (within it) Ordinary people and sages are equal, without superiority or inferiority
Paul, Groner "The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Culture"eds. Tanabe p. 58
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Saitō (西塔, West Stūpa / Pagoda / Tower): Part 1

Top left to right: Main Entrance and pathway
Bottom left to right: Entrance pathway to Ninaidō (にない堂) which are: Jōgyōdō (常行堂) [left side] & Hokkedō (法華堂) [right side]
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Saitō (西塔, West Stūpa / Pagoda / Tower): Part 2

Top left to right: Eryōdō (恵亮堂) & Buddha stone carving on Shakadō's (釈迦堂) grounds
Bottom left to right: Shakadō's Shōrō (鐘楼) & Main Shrine Hall
Eryōdō is dedicated to a Dairaku Daishi (大樂大師) & Shakadō' is reputedly the oldest building on Enryakuji with its main shrine hall derived and relocated from the famed main shrine hall of Mīdera (三井寺, previously Onjōji [園城寺]) post the 1571 Nobunaga Siege & his successor Hideyoshi was responsible for its restoration. By the way, remember about the two Tendai warring factions? Yeah, Mīdera, the Jimon (寺門) faction and had its hondo uprooted and relocated to Enryakuji (aka the Sanmon [山門]), so...
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Saitō (西塔, West Stūpa / Pagoda / Tower): Part 3

Jōdoin (浄土院): This is the hallowed mausoleum site of Dengyō Daishi's (伝教大師), Tendai's ancestral progenitor. The actual mausoleum is behind the main temple building and when I was there, some parts of it were under scaffolding.
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Now that we're done with the selection of all 3 (plus 1) main sites, here's samples of votive objects from various places.
Note that it's a mix of some the previous 2014 trip and this year's.

Sample 1: Fans with imprinted religious texts & Kannon
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Sample 2: Omamori (御守) A
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Sample 3: Omamori (御守) B
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Sample 4:
Top left to right: Omamori (御守) & Ofuda (御札)
Bottom left to right: Wooden votive plaque & miniature Shakujō (錫杖)
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Sample 5: Tendai Ojuzu (数珠)
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Sample 6: Goshuin (御朱印)
Top right to left: Konpon Chūdō (根本中堂), Daikōdō (大講堂) & Amidadō (阿弥陀堂) 1
Bottom right to left: Amidadō (阿弥陀堂) 2, Yokokawa / Yokawa Chūdō (横川中堂), Shiki Kōdō (四季講堂) & Shakadō (釈迦堂)
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Sample 7: Paper Ofuda (御札) of Yakushi Nyorai (薬師如来) from Konpon Chūdō (根本中堂) in two styles and sizes
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Sample 8: Biography booklet on Dengyō Daishi (Dengyō Daishi Ichidaiki, 伝教大師一代記)
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Sample 9: Left to Right
Paper Ofuda (御札) of Shō Kannon (聖観音) from Yokokawa / Yokawa Chūdō (横川中堂) & Tsuno Daishi (角大師) or 'Horned Great Master' aka Ganzan Daishi (元三大師) from Shiki Kōdō / Ganzan Daishi Dō (四季講堂 / 元三大師堂)
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Thank you so much for sharing! I am already looking forward to my second visit lol.
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I guess Hieizan could attract even nature lovers, hikers or those purely there for cultural reasons if its religious legacy isn't a magnet for them. Lots to offer and potential for development in the coming years as I see it. I was interrupted just now before posting my final one: Some mountain shots of the Biwako (琵琶湖) and the nearby city on a cloudy day....
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