Senjuin
📍 Gunma, Maebashi · 1127 Onnabuchi, Kasukawa Town, Maebashi, Gunma
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
This temple enshrines Kannon with a thousand hands, reaching out to embrace all who suffer. The thousand hands represent infinite paths to salvation and relief. Pilgrims have come from darkness seeking light and finding compassionate mercy. The temple welcomes all without judgment, embodying the infinite compassion of Kannon. Within these walls, the deepest human pain finds solace and transformation.
Benefits
Thousand-Handed KannonUniversal SalvationCompassionate Mercy