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This Shingon Buddhist temple functions as the start for pilgrims planning to pilgrimage to Mount Koya, it is inscribed as part of the Mount Koya due to this religious significance. The temple is also a destination for women struggling with motherly issues such as child birth, this is because the temple served as the residence Kukai's mother.
Jison-in (慈尊院) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Kudoyama that marks the entrance to the pilgrimage route of Koyasan.
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