Kyogyo-in
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 650-2 Honpoji-mae-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Kyogyo-in Temple exemplifies the unity of teaching and practice, standing as a sanctuary where Buddhist doctrine becomes lived experience. Located near Honpoji Temple, this institution follows the Pure Land teachings of Shinran Shonin, emphasizing that nembutsu practice is itself the path to Buddhahood. The temple demonstrates that sincere faith expressed through nembutsu recitation naturally manifests as spiritual awakening and profound joy. Visitors experience the transformation that occurs when intellectual understanding merges with heartfelt devotion. The temple affirms the central Pure Land teaching that sincere calling of Amitabha's name inevitably leads to enlightenment and eternal salvation.
Benefits
teaching practice evidencefaith joynembutsu enlightenment