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								        | Mt. Koya  (Mt. Koya) |   |  
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											        | Short Description: | center of Shingon (Japanese esoteric) Buddhism |  
													| Long Description: | center of Shingon (Japanese esoteric) Buddhism; located in Wakayama prefecture; founded by Kukai (Kobo Daishi, 774 - 835 C.E.) in 816 C.E. |  
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													| Source(s): | The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima , by  Ishwar C. Harris |  
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