Daijiin
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · Daitokuji-cho, Kita Ward, Kyoto City
📿 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
Daijiin stands as a renowned Zen temple among Daitokuji's sub-temples. In the silence of Murasaki-no, countless monks have perfected the path to enlightenment within these walls. Through rigorous Zen practice, the Buddha-nature sleeping in the depths of the heart awakens. As part of Daitokuji's sacred precincts, this temple maintains eternal illumination.
Benefits
Zen practice attainmentenlightenment prayerspiritual deepening
