Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
World Heritage
Japan
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Hiraizumi - Temples, gardens and archaeological sites representing the Buddhist Pure Land include five sites, including the sacred Mount Kinkei. Remnants of government offices from the 11th and 12th centuries remain here, when Hiraizumi was the administrative center of a northern kingdom in Japan, rivaling Kyoto. The kingdom was based on the cosmology of Pure Land Buddhism, which was introduced to Japan in the 8th century. It represents the Buddha's Pure Land, a place people yearn for after death, as well as spiritual peace in this life. Pure Land Buddhism combined with native Japanese nature worship and Shintoism to form a uniquely Japanese concept of planning and garden design.
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