Hieizan

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Hieizan is the Japanese name for Mount Hiei, a historically significant mountain northeast of Kyoto known as a major center of Tendai Buddhism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist holy site
mountain
associatedWithPeriod Heian period
associatedWithSect Tendai sect
linked to: Tendai Buddhism
containsArea Saitō
linked to: Saito

Tōdō
Yokawa
country Japan
culturalSignificance center of medieval Japanese Buddhism
influence on Nichiren Buddhism
influence on Pure Land Buddhism
influence on Zen Buddhism
elevation 2779 ft
848 m
foundedAsReligiousCenterBy Saichō
hasAlternativeName Mount Hiei
hasCableCar Eizan Cable
hasClimate cooler than Kyoto city
hasFestival religious events at Enryaku-ji
hasFlora cedar forests
mixed temperate forest
hasJapaneseName 比叡山
hasMajorTempleComplex Enryaku-ji
hasRoadAccess Hiei Driveway
hasRopeway Hiei Ropeway
knownFor ascetic practices
marathon monks of Hiei
training of warrior monks (sōhei)
locatedIn Kyoto Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
locatedNear Kyoto
Lake Biwa
locatedNortheastOf Kyoto
mainBuddhistSchool Tendai Buddhism
mountainRange Hiei Mountains
overlooks Kyoto Basin
Lake Biwa
partOf border between Kyoto Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture
protectedAs part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
religion Buddhism
religiousCenterSince Heian period
tourismType hiking
religious tourism
UNESCOStatus part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1994
viewpointOf Kyoto city
linked to: Kyoto

Lake Biwa region

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Mount Hiei romanization Hieizan