Joutoku-ji

📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 28 Shitake Higashikurisu-cho, Kita Ward, Kyoto City

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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

In Shitake, this Zen temple preserves the eternal light of rigorous spiritual practice. Practitioners who gather here penetrate the very source of consciousness through meditative discipline, awakening to ultimate truth. The temple embodies the transformative power of sustained Zen cultivation.