Sogen-ji
📍 Hokkaido, Ishikari · 20 Bentendo-cho Kita, Ishikari City, Hokkaido
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
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
Sogen-ji carries forward the teachings of Soto Zen Buddhism. Enshrined at Bentendo in Ishikari, this temple serves as a place of rigorous practice where one discovers true nature within emptiness. Through strict zazen meditation, visitors attain freedom of mind. Those seeking to meet their original face find profound awakening in this temple's meditation hall.
Benefits
Soto Zenmental freedomoriginal face
