Stock Photo: Saito West Tower Danjo Garan Complex In Koyasan
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This edifice was built by Shinzen Daitoku, the successor to Kobo Daishi, based on the latter’s plans for the Garan. Kobo Daishi’s idea was to utilize the Daito and Saito pagodas as representations of the esoteric world of Vairocana. However, the construction was ultimately delayed and not completed until the second year of the Ninna era 886. While the Daito enshrines an image of Vairocana in the Womb Realm, Saito has images of both the Womb and Diamond Realms. The current tower was rebuilt in Tempo 5 1834 and features an ornamental knob at the top. The pagoda is 27.27 meters tall.
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