![]() Buddhists saw Fuji as an inspirational example of meditation and gave the mountain’s peak the Buddhist name “zenjo,” which refers to a perfect meditative state.She went into a blazing bower to show her devotion to him and gave birth to a boy who was unharmed by the flames. The Shinto goddess Konohana Sakuya Hime, also known as “the Goddess of the Flowering Trees,” wed a jealous god in the eighth-century Kojiki, who got envious after she became pregnant immediately after their wedding.From 700 to 800 C.E, at the foot of the mountain, a shrine was erected to appease the fire deity responsible for the eruption of the volcano. The spiritual importance of Mount Fuji and its resident spirits and deities are the subjects of numerous tales and stories.The first ascent path to Mount Fuji was built in the fourteenth century by followers of Shugendo, a cult that venerated the mountain spirits. According to Shugendo tales, Mount Fuji was first scaled in 663 CE.Along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan’s three sacred mountains. ![]()
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