Toumeisankannonji

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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

Positioned atop Mount Toumeisan, the Kannon Bodhisattva enshrined here has been a beacon of salvation for those suffering hardship since ancient times. For millennia, this sacred mountain has radiated the light of compassion. The temple receives the prayers of pilgrims and grants them the strength to overcome life's greatest trials with divine grace.