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Caption: Finding Zen In Koyasan Japan's Sacred Mountain
Caption: Koyasan, one of Japan's most sacred sights, is celebrating its 1200th anniversary this year.
It's an active monastic center of esoteric buddhism. A place to stop, breathe deep, and listen to yourself.
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Caption: You'll arrive to Mount Koya on board a cable car. Enjoy the scenic ride!
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Caption: TEMPLE LODGING You can stay in a buddhist temple. There are around fifty temples providing overnight lodging with vegetarian food options. Koyasan is one of Japan's best places to experience this. You can also attend the morning prayer services, starting at 5 a.m. — but it's going to be worth it!
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Caption: One of Koyasan's most enchanting sights is the old graveyard of Oku-no-in.
Caption: Oku-no-in is considered to be the holiest place in Koyasan. In the middle of a thick cedar forest stand over 200 000 tombstones, hundreds of years old, crooked, and covered in moss.
Amidst the graveyard is the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi, a famous buddhist monk, who established Koyasan some 1200 years ago. He is said to be only in eternal meditation, not dead. Every year many Japanese will make a pilgrimage to his mausoleum. It's said that if you ask for a salvation from Kobo Daishi here, you shall have it.
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Caption: Todoro Hall (Hall of Lamps)
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Caption: "IN THE END,
THE DESOLATE WILL NOT KNOW THE SPRING." KOBO DAISHI
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Caption: This was just a short preview. Read the whole story about the magic of Koyasan from our blog:
www.bizarreglobehopper.com/blog/2015/04/09/finding-zen-in-koyasan-japan-sacred-mountain
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