Jissouji
📍 Kyoto, Yosano Town · 1014 Kaetsu, Yosano Town, Yosa District, Kyoto
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Enshrined in Kaetsu, Yosano, Jissouji illuminates the true nature of all existence. Visitors experience worldly illusions gradually dissolving. Reality itself—beyond all attachment—manifests here. Upon entering this temple, the Buddha-nature inherent in all beings gradually awakens. The path to enlightenment unfolds from this very place.
Benefits
true nature realizationBuddha-natureenlightenment opening
