Kyōō-ji
📍 Niigata, Murakami · 3-22 Teramachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
A temple where those who mastered the sutras cultivated their practice. We have seen the library here; its collection is beyond counting. What are sutras? They are the traces of ancient sages' thoughts. Through this temple's sutras, visitors can have heart-conversations with sages across the ages. Reading sutras is facing the sage within oneself. Everyone carries Kyōō-ji within. This place awakens that truth.
Benefits
wisdom of sutrasspiritual cultivationpath to enlightenment
