Rinsei Temple
📍 Gunma, Takasaki · 801 Kuragano, Takasaki City, Gunma
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Standing in the silent western forest, this temple has preserved Zen teachings and meditation practices in Kuragano for generations. Monks and practitioners have engaged in profound spiritual discipline here, seeking unity with the universal mind. The temple's profound silence speaks volumes, where the absence of sound becomes the most eloquent sermon to all who truly listen.
Benefits
MeditationInner peaceSpiritual discipline