Powerswood Breath Koyasan Danjogaran Chumon Gate, Hinoki Myojo (Starry Star) from Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture, Round [br-g9115]

◇What is the "Koyasan Danjogaran Chumon Hinoki Myojo"?

◆Myojo...
This is a limited edition item made from the same sacred wood as the one used for the inner gate built to commemorate the 1200th anniversary of the founding of Mount Koya.
It is said that when Kobo Daishi attained enlightenment, a morning star (an incarnation of Kokuzo Bosatsu) flew into his mouth.
The name "Myojo" was chosen because the cypress beads have a beauty similar to that of Venus, also known as the "Myojo."
◆Chumon...
The Chumon Gate is a five-bay, two-story tower gate that stands one level lower just in front of the Kondo Hall.
It was placed at the entrance to the Danjo Garan, which is said to have been the first thing Kobo Daishi started to build when Mount Koya was founded, and has been burned down and rebuilt many times over its long history.
The eighth reconstruction was completed 172 years after it was destroyed by fire in 1843.
The completed inner gate was unveiled at the grand ceremony commemorating the 1200th anniversary of the founding of Mount Koya.
On either side of the middle gate are two statues, Jikokuten and Tamonten, which were carried out during the great fire and escaped the fire, but have been enshrined again after a long time.
◆The "cypress" of Mount Koya...
Since ancient times, six types of coniferous trees have been cultivated at Mount Koya: cedar, cypress, fir, Japanese larch, Japanese red pine, and Japanese cypress.
Because they are used in temple construction, cutting down of these trees is restricted, and these trees are carefully protected, cultivated, and used in the reconstruction of temple buildings as the Takano Rokki.