Jison-in

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Jison-in's Miroku-dō Jison-in's Tahō-tō, It was rebuilt in 1624

Jison-in (慈尊院) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Kudoyama that marks the entrance to the pilgrimage route of Koyasan.

## Temple

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It is part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Koyasan complex includes:

* Kongobu-ji, built by Kūkai in 816 as the principal stage for esoteric Buddhism on an 800m high mountain basin,
* Jison-in, built as an administrative office to facilitate the construction and management of Kongobu-ji,
* Niukanshofu Jinja, constructed as a guardian shrine to protect the Niukanshofu estate of Kongobu-ji, and
* Niutsuhime Jinja, situated in the Amano basin between Kongobu-ji and Jison-in. Closely connected to Koyasan, it enshrines Koya Myōjin who, legend tells, gave land to Kūkai when he choose the compound of Kongobu-ji, and Niu Myōjin, who guided him, and all of them are connected by the pilgrimage route Koyasan Choishimichi.

## See also

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* List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)

## Sources

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jisonin.

* Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

34°17′42.69″N 135°33′0.67″E﻿ / ﻿34.2951917°N 135.5501861°E﻿ / 34.2951917; 135.5501861

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