Jorin-ji

📍 Gunma, Naganoharamachi · 547 Ohguwa, Naganoharamachi, Agatsumgun, Gunma

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About

MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

Rooted in the eternal silence of the forest, Jorin-ji stands quietly deep in Agatsuma's mountains. All who visit leave the world's tumult and face their true selves. I too watch time's passage in this unchanging forest. That silence itself is the highest teaching.