Kurama-dera (鞍馬寺) was likely named 'Saddled Horse Temple' as both key figures in its founding were said to have been led to the holy mountain by a mysterious white horse in their dreams: Gantei (鑑禎) in 770 and later Fujiwara-no-Isendo (藤原伊勢人) in 796.

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