Eshiin-ji
📍 Kyoto, Kyotanabe City · 43 Osumi Nishi-kagiuchi, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Enshrined in Osumi, Kyotanabe, Eshiin-ji is where compassion blooms within one's heart. Countless visitors have opened their spiritual eyes here, their nembutsu recitations creating continuous resonance through the halls that carry the fragrance of ancient sutras. Those who step into this sacred space feel themselves enveloped in light of compassion.
Benefits
wisdom openingnembutsu fulfillmentrebirth in paradise