<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKoyasan ilikuwa tayari inajulikana kama mahali patakatifu pa mazoea ya kujinyima wakati Kobe Daishi, kuhani, mwalimu, na msomi wa Kibuddha aliyeheshimiwa, alipopokea ruhusa ya kifalme kuanzisha jamii ya kidini ili kuendeleza madhehebu yake mapya ya Shingon mnamo 816.  <response>: Koyasan was already known as a sacred site for ascetic practices when Kobo Daishi, a revered Buddhist priest, teacher, and scholar, received imperial permission to establish a religious community to develop his new Shingon sect in 816. 