The Moon and the Afterlife: A Pure World
18Mt. Gassan
Mt.Gassan
(Nationally Designated Natural Monument)
Amitabha (Buddha of the Salvation in the Afterlife) = Amida Jōdo = The Past
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (Deity Who Governs the Night and Water)
Revered since time immemorial, the awe-inspiring 1,984m Mt. Gassan is known as a mountain that represents the past and where the ancestors rest. Gassan is synonymous with paradise, and Midagahara at the eighth station, in particular, makes for a mystical scene with its wetland full of blooming alpine plants.
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19Gassan Shrine
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20Happō Nanakuchi: Entrances to Mt. Gassan
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21Branch Shrine of Gassan Shrine, Ideha Shrine, Yudono-san Shrine & Gassan-Ideha-Yudono-san Sanjinja Satellite Shrine (Former Nichigatsuji Temple Main Hall)
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22Mt. Yudono Shrine (Former Hondōji Temple)
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23Group of Substitute-Visit Monuments at Hondōji Temple
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24Mt. Yudono Shrine (Former Dainichiji Temple)
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25Group of Substitute-Visit Monuments at Dainichiji Temple