Five Great zen Temples of Kyoto (Kyoto Gozan) 京都五山

Five Great Zen Temple os Kyoto, or Kyoto Gozan, are important temples of the Rinzai sect in Kyoto. They include, from highest rank, Tenryuji Temple, Shokokuji Temple, Kenninji Temple, Tofukuji Temple, and Manjuji Temple, with Nanzenji Temple as the specially ranked temple. Among these temples, only Tenryuji Temple is the World Heritage Site. On the … Continue reading Five Great zen Temples of Kyoto (Kyoto Gozan) 京都五山