Kōgonji
📍 Tochigi, Ōta-wara · 303 Terajuku, Ōta-wara, Tochigi
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Kōgonji, standing in the Terajuku district of Ōta-wara, provides guidance through light to those who walk the rigorous path of practice. That light is filled with compassion, continuously illuminating the way so none lose themselves amid any hardship.
Benefits
Good fortuneSafeguardProsperity of descendants
