Mist clings to Mt. Hiei in the NE corner of Kyoto City. One of Kyoto’s 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Enryaku-ji Temple, just behind and to the left of the summit, is the head temple of esoteric Tendai Buddhism. This mountain is one of the biggest training grounds for priests in Japanese Buddhism.

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1. Many of the hundreds of temples here were burned by Oda Nobunaga in 1571 in an attempt to eliminate threats to his power. Several sects of Buddhism started with monks that were trained here, such as Hounen (Jodo-shu). The so-called Marathon Monks of the Kaihougyou ascetic practice are based at Myou-ou Temple here.

2. I wonder how Kurama feels about this.

3. Shiga Shiga Shiga