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Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, lit. "Temple of the Silver Pavilion"), officially named Jishō-ji (慈照寺, lit. "Temple of Shining Mercy"), is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period.
The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto. [2] When these buildings were constructed, Ashikaga Yoshimasa employed the styles used at Kinkaku-ji and even borrowed the names of its second and third floors. [2]
Silver Pavilion (Ginkaku) and garden of Jishō-ji, the residence of the Ashikaga shōgun in the Higashiyama hills of KyotoThe Higashiyama culture (東山文化 Higashiyama bunka) is a segment of Japanese culture that includes innovations in architecture, the visual arts and theatre during the late Muromachi period.
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
English: Sunlight through clouds and lookout view of Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion) and Tōgudō from above, Kyoto, Japan. Other languages: Čeština : Sluneční paprsky prosvítající skrze mraky a pohled z rozhledny na střechy chrámu Ginkakudži (Chrám Stříbrného pavilonu) a budovu Stříbrhého pavilonu v japonském Kjótu .
Tenryū-ji is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339. Jishō-ji (慈照寺) a.k.a. Temple of the Silver Pavilion (銀閣寺, Ginkaku-ji) Buddhist temple (Rinzai Zen) 15th century - Muromachi period
English: Ginkaku-ji, officially named Jishō-ji, lit. "Temple of Shining Mercy", Kyoto, Japan: view of Tōgudō Hall, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ref. Number 688.
The oldest extant shoin style building is the Tōgu-dō at Ginkaku-ji from 1485. Other representative examples of early shoin style, also called shuden, include two guest halls at Mii-dera. [10] In the early Edo period, shoin-zukuri reached its peak and spread beyond the residences of the military elite. [6]