Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto

Hiei, the sacred mountain known as the mother of Japanese Buddhism, has emitted the light of Dharma for the world for over 1200 years.

In 1994, Enryaku-ji temple was registered by UNESCO as a World Cultural Asset.
Detail of Senju Sengan Kannon statue in Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

 

 

 

Photography by Frantisek Staud

Senju Sengan Kannon in Enryaku-ji Temple on Hiei-san, Kyoto, Japan

Senju Sengan Kannon in Enryaku-ji Temple on Hiei-san, Kyoto, Japan
Senju Sengan Kannon in Enryaku-ji Temple on Hiei-san, Kyoto, Japan

Detail of Senju Sengan Kannon statue in Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

Detail of Senju Sengan Kannon statue in Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan
Detail of Senju Sengan Kannon statue in Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

Detail of Senju Sengan Kannon statue in Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

Detail of Senju Sengan Kannon statue in Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan
Senju Sengan Kannon in Enryaku-ji Temple on Hiei-san, Kyoto, Japan

Grounds of Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

Entrance into the Main Hall (Konpon Chu-do) of the Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan
Prayers on wooden tablets hanging in Enryaku-ji Temple, Mt Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

Entrance into the Main Hall (Konpon Chu-do) of the Enryaku-ji Temple on Hiei-san, Kyoto, Japan

Stone lantern and wooden temples in Enryaku-ji, Mt Hiei, Kyoto, Japan
Stairs leading to a temple of Enryaku-ji Temple, Mt Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

Dragon spitting water – basin in Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan

Main Hall (Konpon Chu-do) of the Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei, Kyoto, Japan
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