Torii Kannon

📍 Saitama, Hanno City · 3198 Kaminaagu, Hanno City, Saitama

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About

MountainKitayama

SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school

PrincipalKannon Bosatsu

Founded1397

FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu

HeritageUNESCO World Heritage

Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/

History

Torii Kannon, marked by its distinctive towering torii gate, stands as a sacred sanctuary of Kannon devotion. The white fox, observing from heights, knows different perspectives; yet this Kannon's gaze penetrates deeper, with tenderness beyond measure. Here crystallizes the Bodhisattva's vow to relieve the suffering of all sentient beings. A pinnacle of compassion reaching toward the heavens.