The Japanese Buddhist community Shinnyo-en [1] on Sept. 14 joined with Quechua elders and shamans for a "Prayer for World Peace [2]" at Saqsaywaman [3], the Inca archeaological site just outside the city of Cuzco, Peru. Saqsaywaman is a walled complex on the northern outskirts of Cuzco, the former capital of the Inca Empire and today a UNESCO World Heritage site [4]. The event included both traditional Quechua dance ritual and a special fire ceremony officiated by Her Holiness Shinso Ito [5], leader of Shinnyo-en and daughter of the late Shinjo Ito [6], who founded Shinnyo-en at Kyoto's ancient Daigoji monastery [7] in 1943. Shinnyo-en is part of the esoteric Shingon [8] Buddhist tradition, which dates to the 9th century CE.
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