Hiei

Nevertheless, to his dismay, the abbot from the great Tendai monastery at Mount Hiei had already been sent for.

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At Mount Hiei, Mokuren showed himself quickly to be a true prodigy, becoming famous at court for the depth of his learning.

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I wasted my time looking for that thing, and now I have nothing to take back to Mount Hiei….

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In the time of the last emperor, the Tendai monastery on Mount Hiei had been closed to any outside authorities, and as a result had been swamped with criminals seeking to evade capture.

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The sea of samurai was no longer facing Mount Hiei, but was gathered at the foot of the mountain on which Taro sat, a great tsunami wave about to break itself on the rocks.

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At one time, she said, Lord Oda had spent a lot of time on Mount Hiei, with the monks, trying to win them over to his cause, which was the unification of Japan.

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If he wanted to destroy the monks of Mount Hiei, he had to command every movement of these troops.

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She sent him a message, saying she was at the monastery on Mount Hiei.

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And then they turned a corner on the broad flank of a hill and saw Mount Hiei before them.

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The Kanto belonged to Lord Oda, but all the daimyo respected the right of pilgrims to approach Mount Hiei in safety.

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