Ōmori Daishi Hall Ruins
📍 Nara, Nara · 283 Ōmoricho, 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
This holy site conveys the remnants of ancient faith to the present. Though the hall has vanished, the prayers and faith poured into this land are not diminished. Through the long years I have watched, the light inscribed in visitors' hearts shines unchanged.
Benefits
History preservationFaith successionHoly site pilgrimage