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title: Konponchudo, Enryakuji
author: Tamago Moffle
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6611/konponchudo-enryakuji/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Konponchudo, Enryakuji
_Authored by Tamago Moffle_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6611.jpg)
## Image Caption
The 1642 CE Konponchudo, main hall of the [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) [Enryakuji](https://www.worldhistory.org/Enryakuji/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) on Mount Hiei, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The building stands on the site of the original shrine built by [Saicho](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saicho/), also known as Dengyo Daishi, (767-822 CE), the monk and scholar who founded the Buddhist Tendai Sect in Japan.
## Cite This Work
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