Genkoan

Date of photo: 2022.11.26
Spot: Genko-an
Address: 47 Kitatakagamine-cho, Takagamine, Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 603-8468

Genko-an is known for its round window named "Enlightenment Window" and square window named "Mayoi Window", which have been used frequently in Kyoto tourism commercials.
The round shape of the Enlightenment Window represents the spirit of "Zen and Entsu", and the circle represents the universe.
The Genko-an main hall has a round window named "Enlightenment Window" and a square window named "Mayoi Window".
The round shape of the Enlightenment Window represents the spirit of "Zen and Entsu", and the circle represents the universe.
The square shape of the Mayoi Window symbolizes "the life of a human being" and represents the four sufferings of birth, old age, sickness, and death.
The square shape of the Mayoi Window symbolizes "the life of a human being" and represents the four sufferings of birth, old age, sickness, and death.

In addition, the ceiling of the main hall is said to be the "blood ceiling," as it is made from floorboards that had blood on them when Ieyasu's loyal retainers, who were defeated by Ishida Mitsunari in the year of the Battle of Sekigahara (1600), committed suicide at Fushimi Castle.

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Post by SuneeTrip | Nov 26, 2022