Iwaya-dera

📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 96 Nishi-no-yamaSakura-no-babachō, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

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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

Ensconced deep within a rocky cavern, this temple represents the union of nature's power and Buddhist compassion. In the remote mountains of Yamashina, it preserves the spiritual legacy of practitioners who sought enlightenment in solitude. The primal spiritual force resonates within its sacred precincts.