Enryaku-ji Temple | Japan

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Located in Kyoto's eastern mountain range on Mount Hieizan, Enryaku-ji is one of the most important monasteries in Japanese history and the headquarters of the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism. Enryaku-ji was founded in 788 by Saicho, the monk who introduced Tendai Buddhism from China into Japan.

The temple is part of the Unesco WHS, inscribed as “The Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)”. This site consist of seventeen parts that are situated in Kyoto and surroundings.