Hokke-ji
📍 Nara, Nara · 882 Hokke-ji-cho, Nara, Nara Prefecture
📿 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
Hokke-ji, a nunnery founded through the devotion of Empress Komyo, wife of Emperor Shomu, enshrines the Eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara. For over a thousand years, women have found solace in this sanctuary, seeking blessings for fertility, protection, and spiritual awakening. Even when women were excluded from most temples, this sacred hall remained open to receive the prayers of all women.
Benefits
Eleven-faced AvalokiteshvaraWomen's protectionFertility blessing
