A UNESCO World Heritage Rinzai Zen temple known worldwide as 'Koke-dera' (Moss Temple). The garden revived by Muso Soseki in 1339 is a phantasmal beauty of some 120 varieties of moss carpeting every surface. Visits are by advance reservation only, with visitors performing sutra copying before viewing the garden — a distinctive system maintained to this day. The upper dry landscape garden is said t…
Traditionally founded by Gyoki during the Tenpyo era (729-749). In 1339, Muso Soseki restored the neglected temple as a Zen monastery and created the garden. The upper dry landscape is considered the origin of Japanese karesansui gardens. When the temple fell into disrepair during the Edo period, mo…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"
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