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  • The construction of Daito was started by Kobo Daishi in 816 and was completed in 887 by Shinzen Daitoku. This massive structure represents the ideals of Shingon Buddhism and is known as the Fundamental Great Stupa. In Japan, this building was the first pagoda built in the tahoutou style.
    daito-koyasan-2.jpg
  • The construction of Daito was started by Kobo Daishi in 816 and was completed in 887 by Shinzen Daitoku. This massive structure represents the ideals of Shingon Buddhism and is known as the Fundamental Great Stupa. In Japan, this building was the first pagoda built in the tahoutou style.
    daito-koyasan-2.jpg
  • 52.1  Kompon Daito 根本大塔  was begun by Kobo Daishi in 816 and was completed in 887.  This massive structure represents the ideals of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism and is known as the Fundamental Great Stupa. In Japan, this building was the first pagoda built in the tahoutou style.
    52.1.KII-KOYASAN-01.jpg
  • Five Storey Pagoda at Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture is number 75 and the largest of the 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku - an ancient pilgrimage route that circles the island of Shikoku.  The temple was the home of Kobo Daishi (Kukai), the founder of the Koyasan temple complex in Wakayama and one of the most influential Buddhist priests in Japanese history. Kobo Daishi is reputed to have been born in the area and to have grown up in the temple.
    zentsuji-2.jpg
  • Five Storey Pagoda at Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture is number 75 and the largest of the 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku - an ancient pilgrimage route that circles the island of Shikoku.  The temple was the home of Kobo Daishi (Kukai), the founder of the Koyasan temple complex in Wakayama and one of the most influential Buddhist priests in Japanese history. Kobo Daishi is reputed to have been born in the area and to have grown up in the temple.
    zentsuji-2.jpg