Myoshin-ji
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · Hanazono Myoshin-ji-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8035
📿 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
A foremost Zen monastery in Kyoto, Myoshin-ji has accumulated nearly a thousand years of contemplative tradition. Practitioners gathering within its vast temples pursue the wondrous light inherent in the heart. In Ukyo's sacred precinct, the profound essence of Zen continues its eternal transmission.
Benefits
wondrous heart enlightenmentmind's eye openinginherent luminosity
