Odawara Valley

Japanese: 小田原谷 - おだわらだに
Odawara Valley

…Later, when Inan, who was a member of the same dharma, passed away, Kyokai came to welcome him as one of the holy people. The site where Kyokai lived is called Odawara Valley, and he was revered as the founder of the Koyasan Nembutsu holy group. [Nishiguchi Junko]. …

From Mount Koya

...The area around Danjo Garan is called the "Ten Valleys of Koya." In the Edo period, it was divided into Saiin-dani, Minami-dani, Tanijoin-dani, Honchuin-dani, Isshin-dani, Gonomuro-dani, Senju-dani, Odawara-dani, Ojoin-dani, and Renge-dani. According to the "Kii Zoku Fudoki," in the late Edo period, there were a total of nearly 500 sub-temples, and many still exist today.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Odawara Valley" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…後日同法であった維範の往生のとき,教懐が聖衆の一人として来迎したと伝える。教懐の旧跡は小田原谷とよばれ,高野山念仏聖集団の祖師的存在として尊崇された。【西口 順子】。…

【高野山】より

… 壇上伽藍の周辺地域を〈高野十谷(じゆつたに)〉という。江戸時代には西院谷,南谷,谷上院谷,本中院谷,一心院谷,五之室谷,千手院谷,小田原谷,往生院谷,蓮華谷に分かれていた。《紀伊続風土記》によると,江戸後期には,合わせて500に近い子院が存在しており,現在も多くの子院がある。…

※「小田原谷」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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