gokou in

📍 Nara, 奈良市 · narashi kitamikado machi 24

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Mountain 思惟山

Sect 華厳宗

Principal 阿弥陀如来

Founder 重源

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History

Gokoin is a Kegon sect Buddhist temple located in Kitamikadocho, Nara, affiliated with Todaiji Temple. Its mountain name is Shiyuzan. The temple enshrines a seated Amida Nyorai image as its principal object of worship — a figure representing the Buddha after five kalpas (eons) of contemplation, distinguished by its dramatically piled-up spiral hair. Viewing the temple is by appointment only, preserving its atmosphere of quiet reverence.