Todai-ji Kaidan-in Senju-do
📍 Nara, Nara · 100 Mizuguchi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
8:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
The Thousand-armed Kannon hall at Todai-ji's Kaidan-in expresses the Bodhisattva's vow to save all sentient beings with her thousand hands. Deeply revered by those who uphold Buddhist precepts, it has long sustained the hearts of countless monastics. The thousand hands embody infinite compassion, countless paths, and salvation's gateway open to every soul.
Benefits
Thousand-armed Kannon blessingStrict preceptsSalvation for all
