Enryaku-ji Temple is the head temple of the Tendai sect, encompassing the entire 848m-high Mount Hiei in Sakamoto Honmachi, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. Its mountain name is Hieizan (Mount Hiei). The principal image is Yakushi Nyorai (the Medicine Buddha). Founded by Saicho, it still maintains a solemn atmosphere. It is divided into three pagodas: Tō-tō (East Pagoda), Sai-tō (West Pagoda), and Yokawa. Among them, the Konpon-chūdō (Main Hall) of the Tō-tō is a National Treasure. The following two items are provided: 1. Goshuin (temple stamp) of Monju Bosatsu (Manjushri Bodhisattva) at Monju-rō (Manjushri Hall) 2. Hieizan Yuisho-sho (Historical Document of Mount Hiei) Konpon-chūdō (Main Hall) of Enryaku-ji Temple This is the main hall of Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei. It began when Dengyo Daishi Saicho built a small hermitage on Mount Hiei in 785 AD (Enryaku 4), and three years later, in 788 AD (Enryaku 7), he founded a small hall at the current location of the Konpon-chūdō. The principal image is said to be Yakushi Rurikō Nyorai (the Medicine Buddha of Lapis Lazuli Light), carved by Saicho with one stroke and three bows. Since the offering of a lamp before the image, the light lit by Saicho has continued to shine without ever going out for 1200 years, and is called the "Immortal Dharma Light." Monju-rō (Manjushri Hall) Monju-rō is a training hall for practicing Jōza-zanmai (seated meditation), one of the four types of samadhi (a general term for four types of training) that Saicho established for training on Mount Hiei. The upper level enshrines a statue of Monju Bosatsu (Manjushri Bodhisattva) as its principal image. The structure is a two-story gate, located at the entrance to the Tō-tō, which is reached by ascending the Higashi-zaka, the main approach to Enryaku-ji Temple from Sakamoto. It serves as a training hall and also as the main gate of Enryaku-ji Temple. It was founded in 866 AD (Jogan 8) and is said to have been destroyed by fire seven times, but was rebuilt each time, indicating the importance of Monju-rō in Enryaku-ji Temple. The current building was rebuilt after a fire in February 1668 (Kanbun 8).