Kairinji
📍 Chiba, Sakura · 78 Kairinji-cho, Sakura, Chiba
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Kairinji, dwelling in Kairinji-cho, bestows the vast compassion and deep wisdom of the ocean. Those burdened by relational suffering find their hearts expanding like the sea, developing infinite capacity to embrace all beings. In the ocean's vastness, no grain of sand is insignificant. Thus at this temple, every visitor is honored and their unique nature treasured. Infinite depths of wisdom dwell here.
Benefits
Ocean WisdomCircle Sea FulfillmentCompassionate Capacity