Hieizan (Mt.Hiei)
比叡山
ひえいざん
Mountain on the border between Kyoto and Shiga prefectures, central
Honshu. On the eastern slope is the temple Enryakuji, an important
center of the Tendai sect of Buddhism founded by the priest Saicho
in 788. Hie Shrine, on the same slope, houses the guardian deity
of Enryakuji. Height: 848 m (2,782 ft).
Enryakuji
延暦寺（えんりゃくじ）Head temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. Hieizan has
been a center for religious practices since the Heian period (794-1185).
The founders of new sects during both the Kamakura (1185-1333) and
Muromachi (1333-1568) periods were, almost without exception, originally
trained at Hieizan. They included Ryonin, founder of the Yuzu Nembutsu
sect; Honen of the Jodo sect; Shinran of the Jodo Shin sect; Eisai,
who introduced the Rinzai sect to Japan; Dogen who did the same
for the Soto sect; and Nichiren, founder of the Nichiren sect.
Many buildings including the Kompon Chudo (1642), the third largest
wooden structure in Japan, has been designated a National Treasure.
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