Gesshin-ni is a Rinzai Kenninji-ha temple founded in 1596 as a sub-temple of Kodaiji, with Shakyamuni Buddha as its principal image. In the late Edo period it served as the headquarters of the Goryo-eishi (Kodaiji-to), a group formed by Ito Kashitaro and others who had split from the Shinsengumi. Located along the Nene-no-michi path in front of Kodaiji, it forms part of the quintessential Kyoto to…
Gesshin-ni was established in 1596 as a sub-temple (tatchu) of Kodaiji, a temple founded by Nene (Kita-no-Mandokoro), the principal wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to pray for her late husband's repose. Belonging to the Rinzai Kenninji school, it enshrines Shakyamuni Buddha as its principal image. Throu…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
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