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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.
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 ]
Ginkaku-ji (literally "Temple of the Silver Pavilion"), officially named Jishō-ji (literally "Temple of Shining Mercy"), was originally built to serve as a place of rest and solitude for the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. After his death, the villa and gardens became a Buddhist temple complex.
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.
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 ...
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The expression "to jump off the stage at Kiyomizu" is the Japanese equivalent of the English expression "to take the plunge". [6] This refers to an Edo-period tradition that held that if one survived a 13-meter (43-foot) jump from the stage, one's wish would be granted.