Kongou-ji
📍 Nara, Gojo · 3-2-14 Noharacho Nishi, Gojo City, Nara
📿 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
In the town of Gojo, Kongou-ji stands as an embodiment of adamantine power—a force that remains unmoved by worldly changes and unshaken by the tides of time. The diamond-hard clarity of Buddhist truth blazes here like an eternal flame, cutting through delusion as diamond cuts glass. Those who approach with honest hearts find their innermost doubts dissolving, replaced by the unshakeable conviction that awakening is not a distant goal but a ever-present reality awaiting recognition.
Benefits
adamantine powermisfortune avoidancegood fortune