Nanzeniuin
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 86-5 Furofusan-cho, Nanzenji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
As a sub-temple of Nanzenji, Nanzenin preserves the pinnacle of ancient Zen practice. Surrounded by the sounds of water in Kyoto's east, I have watched practitioners' hearts illuminated by Zen light. For over a thousand years, this light remains clear and pure.
Benefits
pinnacle of Zenpurification of Zen heartstate of enlightenment
