Shuuinji
📍 Chiba, Chuo, Chiba · 4-7-23 Benten, Chuo, Chiba
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Hours
9:00–16:30
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
Shuuinji, standing in Benten, Chuo, continues to inherit and protect the Buddha-dharma lineage. Since ancient times, preserving the lamp of law has been its mission. Through centuries I have watched, monks have trained here and become inheritors of the dharma lamp themselves. This chain of generation-to-generation transmission never breaks; the light from primordial times pours down brightly even in this age. To become an inheritor of that light is the temple's greatest fruit.
Benefits
Dharma inheritanceLamp of law continuationLineage protection