Keitokuin Temple
📍 Kyoto, Kyotango · 9-2 Goka, Mineyama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Positioned in the Mineyama area of Kyotango, Keitokuin Temple reflects its name's meaning of virtue and blessing. For ages, devotees have gathered here to pray for a life filled with moral integrity and spiritual abundance. The temple's unwavering commitment to receiving all prayers with equal compassion has created a sanctuary where sincere faith is transformed into genuine blessings.
Benefits
virtue and meritblessings and long lifeaccumulation of good deeds