Keitokuin Temple
📍 Yamanashi, Koshu · 389 Tano, Yamato-cho, Koshu City, Yamanashi
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
This ancient temple in Yamato, Koshu continuously raises the lamp of Zen, serving as a practice hall for seekers' hearts. Those who visit this austere and virtuous temple eventually face their own true nature. Since ancient times, countless practitioners have sat in meditation here, striving towards the enlightened state where delusion and wisdom are one. True to its name, the light of Keitoku shines eternally unchanged.
Benefits
wish fulfillmentZen meditation practicenon-duality of delusion and enlightenment
