Mount Godai

Japanese: 五台山 - ごだいさん

[1] A sacred mountain in Wutai County, northeastern Shanxi Province, China. It is so named because it has five towering peaks, all of which have flat, table-like summits. Daito-ji Temple, Seiryo-ji Temple, Kinkaku-ji Temple, and Kitayama-ji Temple are built here, making it one of the three great Buddhist holy sites. There is also a Lamaist temple. It is 3,040 meters above sea level. Seiryo-san. Shifu-san. *Ryōiki (810-824), Vol. 1: "The golden mountain is Mount Wutai." [2] A mountain in the southeast of Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture. It is 139 meters above sea level. On the middle slope is Chikurin-ji Temple, founded by Gyoki and restored by Kukai. It is also the mountain name of the temple. [3] Another name for Tonomine in Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture.

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Japanese:

[一] 中国、山西省北東部の五台県にある霊山。五峰がそびえ立ち、頂上はいずれも平らで台状をしているのでこの名がある。大塔寺、清涼寺、金閣寺、北山寺などが建てられており、仏教三大霊場の一つ。また、ラマ教の寺院もある。標高三〇四〇メートル。清涼山。紫府山。※霊異記（810‐824）上「黄金の山とは五台山なり」[二] 高知県高知市東南部にある山。標高一三九メートル。中腹に行基の開山、空海の中興した竹林寺がある。また、その竹林寺の山号。[三] 奈良県桜井市にある多武峰(とうのみね)の別称。

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