妙心寺派に属する. 本尊は釈迦如来
世界文化遺産
細川勝元が妙心寺の義天玄承を招いて
宝徳2年(1450年)に創建
It belongs to Myoshinji school(ZEN).
The principal image is Shakyamuni tahagata.
World Cultural Heritage Site.
Katsumoto Hosokawa left a monk Gensho Giten
from Myoshinji templ to build in 1450(Hotoku 2).
山門近くの鏡容池(きょうようち)には
真田幸村の墓が建つ
The grave of a famous worrior
Yukimura Sanada is located near
Kyoyochi pond in front of
Sanmon(a main gate of the temple).




庫裏と臥龍梅の襖絵
KURI(the priests' living quarters) and
a fusuma(sliding door) picture of
Garyubai(an ume tree like as
the dragon lying down).



有名な枯山水の石庭は史跡・特別名勝
虎の子渡し、五智五仏、七五三の石組、
心字の象形などと呼ばれる
白砂だけを敷き詰めて15個の石を配置する
A famous KARESANSUI(dry landscape)
stone garden is a national historic spot ,
and a special scenic spot.
It is called,
TORANOKO WATASHI
(a child tiger walking across)
GOCHI GOBUTSU
(five knowledges , five Buddha)
SHICHIGOSAN no ISHIGUMI
(seven,five, three assembled stones)
SHINJI no SHOKEI
(hieroglyphic of a mind word) , and so on.
Only white sand is laid and 15 stones are arranged there.






水戸光圀が寄進したという
「吾唯知足」(吾唯だ足るを知る)と
刻まれた手水鉢
A wash basin mentioned,
"I know only sufficiency" , which was
presented by Mitsukuni Mito of
Tokuwaga shougnate.


拝観時間 8:30 - 17:00(12月から2月まで)
8:00 - 17:30(3月から11月まで)
拝観料 \500円(大人)
visiting hour 8:30 - 17:00(December - February)
8:00 - 17:30(March - November)
admission fee \500yen(adult)
アクセス
京都市バス 59系統 四条河原町(阪急電車駅) 又は
三条京阪駅 から乗車
「竜安寺前」下車
access
Kyoto city bus route 59
get on at Shijokawaramachi(a station of Hankyu railway) or
Sanjokeihanmae(a station of Keihan railway)
get off at Ryoanjimae