Hieizan

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Hieizan is the Japanese name for Mount Hiei, a historically significant mountain northeast of Kyoto known as a major center of Tendai Buddhism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist holy site
mountain
associatedWithPeriod Heian period NERFINISHED
associatedWithSect Tendai sect NERFINISHED
containsArea Saitō NERFINISHED
Tōdō NERFINISHED
Yokawa NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalSignificance center of medieval Japanese Buddhism
influence on Nichiren Buddhism
influence on Pure Land Buddhism
influence on Zen Buddhism
elevation 2779 ft
848 m
foundedAsReligiousCenterBy Saichō NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Mount Hiei NERFINISHED
hasCableCar Eizan Cable NERFINISHED
hasClimate cooler than Kyoto city
hasFestival religious events at Enryaku-ji
hasFlora cedar forests
mixed temperate forest
hasJapaneseName 比叡山 NERFINISHED
hasMajorTempleComplex Enryaku-ji NERFINISHED
hasRoadAccess Hiei Driveway NERFINISHED
hasRopeway Hiei Ropeway NERFINISHED
knownFor ascetic practices
marathon monks of Hiei
training of warrior monks (sōhei)
locatedIn Kyoto Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedNear Kyoto NERFINISHED
Lake Biwa NERFINISHED
locatedNortheastOf Kyoto NERFINISHED
mainBuddhistSchool Tendai Buddhism NERFINISHED
mountainRange Hiei Mountains NERFINISHED
overlooks Kyoto Basin NERFINISHED
Lake Biwa NERFINISHED
partOf border between Kyoto Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture
protectedAs part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
religion Buddhism
religiousCenterSince Heian period NERFINISHED
tourismType hiking
religious tourism
UNESCOStatus part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1994
viewpointOf Kyoto city NERFINISHED
Lake Biwa region NERFINISHED

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Mount Hiei romanization Hieizan