Hokengouin
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 49 Ooginoshocho, Hanazono, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–16:00
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
Standing in Hanazono, this temple has eternally shone as the beacon of Pure Land hope since ancient times. Through ages of devoted guardianship, countless hearts have been illuminated by Amitabha Buddha's light, discovering the path to paradise. As the temple's name suggests—'Law Diamond Hall'—the unbreakable faith passed down across generations remains adamantine and eternal. Those who chant the nembutsu sincerely here will find their prayers reaching paradise itself, their rebirth in the Pure Land assured through the Buddha's infinite compassion.
Benefits
Pure Land rebirthAmitabha devotionparadise attainment