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Shukubo
A shukubo is a temple lodging in Japan that allows visitors to stay overnight within a Buddhist temple. Originally, these facilities were designed to accommodate only monks and worshippers, but nowadays, in response to declining numbers of monk visitors, most facilities accept general tourists. Some temples, such as Mount Kōya, have open-air baths with onsen. Shukubo are now considered semi-secularized and in many towns are the only accommodations available. History Originally, shukubo were used by bhikku and confraternities, and later by lay practitioners of ''Shugendō'' and mountain worship, and played major roles in the development of the latter two. At the foot of Mount Haguro there were once 336 shukubo all linked to ''Shugendō''. Networks of shukubo began to develop in Ise, Mie, Ise, Shima, Mie, Shima, Toba, Mie, Toba, and Futami-ura in a decades long construction boom. In the Edo period, visits to temples and shrines became popular, including visits to Ise, Kotohir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kōya
is a large temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan to the south of Osaka. In the strictest sense, ''Mount Kōya'' is the mountain name ( sangō) of Kongōbu-ji Temple, the ecclesiastical headquarters of the Kōyasan sect of Shingon Buddhism. First settled in 819 by the monk Kūkai, Mount Kōya is primarily known as the world headquarters of the Kōyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Located on an 800-meter-high plain amid eight peaks of the mountain (which was the reason this location was selected, in that the terrain is supposed to resemble a lotus plant), the original monastery has grown into the town of Kōya, featuring a university dedicated to religious studies and 120 sub-temples, many of which offer lodging to pilgrims. Mount Kōya is also a common starting point to the associated with Kūkai. The mountain is home to the following famous sites: * , the head temple of the Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism. Located roughly in the middle of the sanctuary, Kongobuji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
