KOYA-SHONIN

Meaning of KOYA-SHONIN in English

[Japanese] A miracle-working Buddhist saint from Japanese myths. He built a temple (Rokuharamitsu-Ji) in Kyoto in 963 thereby ending the epidemic that was ravaging Japan.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

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