Sanboiji
📍 Kyoto, Kyotanabe City · 15 Miyamaki Yamazaki, Kyotanabe City, 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 the Miyamaki hills of Kyotanabe, Sanboiji reveres the Three Treasures—Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha—as its central devotion across centuries. Visitors come seeking connection with something fundamental and eternal. The passage of time seems suspended here, and all who enter feel their spirits renewed and clarified.
Benefits
reverence of three treasuresdharma perfectionenlightenment awakening