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Steve McCarty deposited Kompira Daigongen appearing to Kukai at Hashikura Temple in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 7 months ago Hashikuradera, the inner sanctuary of Kompira-san on Shikoku island, defied the Meiji government and has kept Buddhism and Shinto on the same hallway to this day. This old map depicts the syncretic divinity Kompira Daigongen whirling through the air from Kompira-san or Elephant’s Head Mountain (upper left) to meet Kukai, just labeled the great saint (lower right).