Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto

Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto

The Daitokuji is a large Zen Buddhist temple complex with 24 smaller sub-temples, of which 8 are open to the public.

The Daitokuji is a large Zen Buddhist temple complex with 24 smaller sub-temples, of which 8 are open to the public. The walled complex on the Ryuhozan (Dragon Treasure Mountain) has the headquarters of the Rinzai Daitoku-ji school of Buddhism. The most popular sub-temples are ●Daisen-in which has a beautiful Zen garden and screen paintings, ●Koto-in which is known for its maple trees, moss garden and Song Dynasty monochrome hanging scrolls, ●Ryogenin which has the smallest miniature Zen rock garden in Japan, ●Zuiho-in which has the Garden of the Cross, ●Juko-in which has an important collection of paintings, ●Soken-in which has a 16^th century wooden statue of Oda Nobunaga, ●Oba-in which has Momoyama period monochrome fusuma paintings, and ●Hoshun-in which has landscaped gardens similar to the Kinkaku-ji and Ginkaku-ji Temples.