早朝の南禅寺周辺を散策いたしました。人通りも少なくゆっくりと朝の京都を満喫できました。
Nanzen-Ji also called Zuiryusan, is one of the most well known Rinzai Zen temples in Japan.
Emperor Kameyama loved this beautiful place so much that in 1264 he built his detached palace here.
Later he became a student of the Zen Master Busshin Daimin Kokushi, and he dedicated the palace as a Zen temple in 1291.
A characteristic of the history of this temple is that its abbot was always chosen as the best Rinzai Zen Master in each period.
As Nanzenji was above the Go-San SyStem, its influence on Japanese culture Was indeed great.
