Hōrinnji

📍 Tokushima, Tojōchō Tojō-ji Hōkyōden 58 · Tojōchō Tojō, Awa

📿 Goshuin Info

Hours

7:00–17:00

Fee

Direct-write

Available

Pre-written

Available

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About

MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

History

Byakko

Hōrinnji is a sacred temple that has long been transmitted in Tojō of Awa. True to its name, the teachings of the dharma spread out in circles and have brought peace to people's hearts. Serving as the center of faith for the people of this region across generations, this temple has received the various wishes of many. Within the temple grounds enveloped in stillness, visitors can worship with a peaceful heart, forgetting the clamor of daily life. As the dharma wheel suggests, it is believed that good deeds circulate and bring happiness. If one prays with sincere heart, surely one will be blessed with good fortune.

Benefits

fulfillment of desiresprotection from calamityfamily well-beinghealing from illnessspiritual peaceblessing in romance

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