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Biography of the Great Teacher of Mount Kōya (Kōya Daishi Gyō-jō-e)

Second half of 16th century
Artist/maker unknown, Japanese
The Great Teacher of Mount Koya was Kobo Daishi (774-835), the Buddhist priest who founded the Shingon sect in Japan.

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