Jigenji

📍 Ibaraki, Kashima · 378 Hamatsuga, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki

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About

MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

This ancient temple by the sea in Kashima is a place where the healing medicine power of Bhaisajya Buddha is strong. I have felt my physical fatigue dissolve within its halls. Since distant times, the sick have visited seeking and receiving this Buddha's healing power.