KoyaQuest
Saitō
Saitō
Saitō
Envisioned by Kūkai in his grand design for the Danjō Garan, the original Western Pagoda, or Saitō, was completed in the year 886 by his successor (and nephew), Shinzen (?- 891) through the patronage of Emperor Kōkō (830-887). The current 27-meter-tall tower is a reconstruction from 1834.
The Western Pagoda was conceived as a counterpart to the Great Pagoda at the center of the Danjō Garan. As opposed to the latter, which enshrines Dainich Nyorai as he appears in the Diamond Realm Mandala, the Western Pagoda houses the same cosmic Buddha as depicted in the Womb Realm Mandala. Together, they represent the dual worlds of Shingon Buddhism. Although one might associate the Western Pagoda with the Eastern Pagoda, or Tōtō, at the other end of the Garan, the latter was an addition from the 12th century and not part of Kūkai's original conception.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
© 2024, k. collins