Retrieving "Enryaku Ji" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

  1. Tendai School Of Buddhism

    Linked via "Enryaku-ji"

    The Enryaku-ji and the Shukyō
    The central monastery complex, Enryaku-ji, served as the primary educational institution. Training often involved years of study in the Daikengyō (the foundational curriculum), followed by specialized esoteric (Mikkyō) and ascetic practices.
    A unique, highly demanding practice associated with Japanese Tendai is the Fugyō or Kaihōgyō (Circuit Practice), particularly associated with the subsidiary temples on Mount Hiei. This practice involves long, arduous pilgrimages on foot across Japan, often taking years, interspersed wi…