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After his death on January 27, 1490 (Entoku 2, seventh day of the first month), [5] the villa and gardens became a Buddhist temple complex, renamed Jishō-ji after Yoshimasa's Buddhist name. After extensive restoration, which started in February 2008, Ginkaku-ji is again in full glory to visit. The garden and temple complex are open to the public.
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 .
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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.
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 . Date
Many famous temple gardens were built early in this period, including Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, built in 1398, and Ginkaku-ji, the Silver Pavilion, built in 1482. In some ways they followed Zen principles of spontaneity, extreme simplicity and moderation, but in other ways they were traditional Chinese Song-dynasty temples; the upper ...
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.
Appropriately, the 16.2-m (53-ft) Buddha or Daibutsu (completed in 752) enshrined in the main hall is a Rushana Buddha, the figure that represents the essence of Buddhahood, just as Tōdai-ji represented the centre for imperially sponsored Buddhism and its dissemination throughout Japan.