I have kept this with great care. Yoshino, Nara, Kinpusen-ji Temple, amulet for warding off evil, Gogatushinkyo (sacred mirror) Nara, Yoshino, Kinpusen-ji Temple, amulet for warding off evil, Gogatushinkyo (sacred mirror) ★ The strongest amulet ♪ / Sacred mirror to protect against unforeseen disasters ■ This is famous as the strongest amulet, the "Gogatushinkyo" (made of metal, with a five-mountain true-shape diagram on one side and a mirror on the other) from Kinpusen-ji Temple in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture. The Kujyu-mamori (nine-layered amulet) is used by unfolding a scroll and concentrating during a pinch, but this is a mirror type, so it's easy to carry around. This is an amulet called "Gogatushinkyo," known for its benefits in warding off evil. It is a square mirror with a Taoist five-mountain true-shape diagram engraved on it, and it is said to remove impending harm in advance, making it popular as the strongest, lifelong amulet. "Those who possess this mirror will be protected by the water gods when crossing the sea and rivers, and protected by the mountain gods when crossing mountains, without harm from any evil beasts, and evil spirits and poisons will be afraid to approach, etc." This is also mentioned in the "Buddhist Dictionary." It is said that some people actually take this amulet with them when practicing in the Omine mountain, a mountain of Shugendo.