Shokokuji is the head temple of the Rinzai Shokokuji-ha sect, located in Kamigyo-ku, a center of Gozan culture founded in 1368 when Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu invited Muso Soseki as founding abbot. A large-scale temple that includes Rokuon-ji (Kinkakuji) and Jisho-ji (Ginkakuji) within its compound, the precincts are lined with halls including the Hatto, Hojo, and Kaizando. The Shokokuji Jotenkaku…
Shokokuji was founded in 1368 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, with Muso Soseki as its founding abbot. From its inception, the temple stood at the heart of Gozan (Five Mountains) culture and flourished as a center of Zen learning, poetry, and ink painting. However…
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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