Mugaku-ji

📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 249 Shimokawara Minamihankucho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City

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MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

In Shimokawara, this temple points directly to enlightenment beyond conceptual learning. Preserving Zen's tradition of immediate insight, it reveals the original nature of practitioners' minds with crystal clarity. The temple channels the transformative power of sudden awakening and direct realization.