Kaihōgyō

The kaihōgyō (回峰行, circling the mountain) is an ascetic practice performed by Tendai Buddhist monks. The practice involves repeatedly walking a route on Mount Hiei, the location of the Tendai school headquarters, all the while offering prayers at halls, shrines and other sacred places. The longest observance of this practise takes 1000 days to complete, spread over seven years.

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