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Akiha Gongen

秋葉權現 zh 秋葉権現 ja

A Japanese kami believed to be the local avatar (Gongen) of Buddhist bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. The cult originated in Shugendō practices on Mount Akiha in Shizuoka

  • Also called Akiba Gongen

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