Hiei-zan

Mount Hiei, located near Kyoto, Japan, is home to the Enryaku Temple, a significant Tendai Buddhist monastery complex. Founded by the monk Saichō in the 9th century, it became a major center for Buddhist learning in Japan. The Tendai school, introduced to Japan by Saichō, is based on the philosophy of the Lotus Sutra and emphasizes the interconnectedness of all truths.12

The monastery on Mount Hiei also fostered an amalgamation of Shinto and Buddhism, identifying the mountain's kami with Buddhist deities. This led to the emergence of the Sannō Shintō school. Many influential monks, who later established their own Buddhist schools, received their training at Mount Hiei.12