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MT. KOYA, JAPAN: KOYASAN~OKUNOIN CEMETERY PT. 2

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Giant cedar trees in an immense graveyard, winding paths…

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MT. KOYA, JAPAN: KOYASAN~OKUNOIN CEMETERY PT. 1

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Kukai’s mausoleum is here. Kūkai (空海), also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi (弘法大師 The Grand Master Who Propagated the Buddhist Teaching) – created a retreat in Mt. Koya in 816. (wiki)

koya 069 koya 085 koya 065 koya 082 koya 072 koya 090 koya 067 koya 088 koya 080 koya 083 koya 071 koya 087 koya 06611nov14. Mt. Koya, Japan.