Sensho-ji
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 17 Shikinoj Nakacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Deep in the mountains of Shikino, this temple is a sanctuary dedicated to pure nembutsu practice. Amida Buddha's original vow resonates here: those who recite the Buddha's name with single-minded devotion will surely be reborn in the Pure Land. In this peaceful sanctuary, practitioners abandon worldly distractions to engage in wholehearted recitation. The profound silence of Nakacho amplifies the sacred sound of nembutsu.
Benefits
Single-mind faithDirect passagePure Land rebirth