Muryōkōin Explained

Muryōkōin 無量光院
Location:	611 Kōyasan, Kōya-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama Prefecture
Religious Affiliation:	Kōyasan School of Shingon Buddhism
Deity:	Amida Nyorai (Amitābha)
Country:	Japan
Founded By:	Kakuhō Shinō
Website:	https://www.muryokoin.org/ (English)

is a temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. Its name means "Temple of limitless light" and is the Japanese transliteration of Amitābha.^[1]

The temple was first constructed during the Heian period by,^[2] ^[3] a son of .^[4] The exact year is unknown. After the devastating fire in 1888^[5] on, the temple was united with and relocated to its current location.^[6]

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Notes and References

Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (DDB, http://www.buddhism-dict.net/ddb/), 無量光.
Web site: 覚法法親王. 16 September 2017. Wikipedia.
Habukawa, Shōdō (土生川正道), Go-shōshin kinenshi (御昇進記念誌), Muryōkōin Dōmonkai (無量光院同門会), 2008, p. 69ff.
Web site: 白河天皇. 8 November 2017. Wikipedia.
Nicoloff, Philip L., Sacred Kōyasan, Albany: State University of New York Press, 2008, p. 119.
http://www.asahi.com/culture/news_culture/OSK200609010033.html (悉地院はその後、無量光院と合併。)