Bishop Seicho Asahi

 

 

Konpon Daito (Great Stupa) at Garan temple complex, Kongobu-ji, Koyasan, Japan

Rock Garden at Kongobu-ji, Japan

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Six-Sided Sutra Repository, Kondo (Golden Hall), Kongobu-ji, Koyasan, Japan.
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Bishop Seicho Asahi

Bishop Seicho Asahi is the supreme leader of the of the Koyasan Shingon-shu North American Mission which has its headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan and came to California as a Buddhist minister in 1981. He has been active in community work, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, interfaith activity, and developing a prison sangha at maximum security Folsom Prison near Sacramento, where he served as Buddhist chaplain prior to becoming Bishop.

The main headquarters of this sect of Esoteric Buddhism, Kongobu-ji (Vajra Peak Temple), is located at Koyasan (Mount Koya) in Wakayama perfecture, Japan. It has been designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The temple was constructed in 1593 and rebuilt in 1863.

See the book H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III for a more detailed biography and Bishop Seicho Asahi's commentary on the accomplishments of His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu. Click letter for complete text in English.