Nenshō-ji
📍 Nara, Nara · 30 Kawakubo-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
True to its name, Nenshō-ji most purely receives visitors' heartfelt thoughts. Even feelings beyond words reach Buddha when one visits and bows here. Through eternal time I have watched, the radiance of this exchange grows stronger.
Benefits
Thought voice prayerFaith deepeningHeart's voice
