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Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, lit. 'Temple of the Golden Pavilion') , officially named Rokuon-ji ( 鹿苑寺 , lit. ' Deer Garden Temple ' ) , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto , Japan and a tourist attraction. [ 2 ]
Over 120 types of moss are present in the two-tiered garden, resembling a beautiful green carpet with many subtle shades. Saihō-ji was destroyed by fire during the Ōnin War and twice ravaged by floods during the Edo Period, but has since been rebuilt. Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺) a.k.a. Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950. The pavilion, dating ...
Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, Ginkaku-ji) or the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," formally identified as Jishō-ji (慈照寺, Jishō-ji). [29] — World Historical Heritage Site World Historical Heritage Site
Kinkakuji Temple, the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji, originated as the villa of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利 義満, September 25, 1358 – May 31, 1408) was the third shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
Kinkaku-ji, or Temple of the Golden Pavilion, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, made famous in 1950 when it was destroyed by arson after surviving World War II intact. Temple of the Golden Pavilion or Golden Pavilion Temple may also refer to:
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Daitoku-ji a famous Rinzai sect temple. Kamigamo Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Japan. Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, one of Japan's most famous temples. Imamiya Shrine, an ancient Shinto shrine dedicated to healing. Shinnyō-ji, a sub temple of Shōkoku-ji, famous for spring Iris blossoms.