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Negoroji - Wakayama

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Negoroji ( 根来寺 ) is a historic Japanese temple that was founded in the 12th century. It is located at 2286 Negoro, Iwade City in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan . Negoroji Negoroji details In the latter half of the Heian period, starting in 1131, priest Kakuban became the head of the Shingon sect on Mount Kōya. He aimed to reunite its Ōno and Hirosawa branches and assert Mount Kōya's authority over Tō-ji in Kyoto.  Negoroji - Iwade City, Wakayama Prefecture Introducing Pure Land Buddhism elements into Shingon orthodoxy, including the himitsu nembutsu ritual, Kakuban faced opposition from the Shingon hierarchy. After calls for his expulsion, he resigned in 1135 and retired to Mitsugon-in. Following continued hostility and the burning of his residence in 1140, he fled to Kii Province, where he died in 1143. His disciple, Raiyū, later moved Daidenbō-in and Mitsugon-in chapels to Negoro-ji in 1288, establishing the Shingi Shingon school. Negoroji - Head Temple of the Shingon Sect Dur...

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