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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.
Ginkakuji (銀閣寺, Silver Pavilion) is a Zen temple along Kyoto 's eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement villa on the grounds of today's temple, modeled after Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), his grandfather's retirement villa at the base of Kyoto's northern mountains (Kitayama).
Ginkaku-ji｜ 銀閣寺. Overview. With its moss covered gardens, bamboo groves, and interesting dry-sand garden, Ginkaku-ji lives up to the phrase “simple is beautiful”. Located in northeastern Kyoto, the temple was built in 1482 by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the grandson of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who built Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion).
Ginkaku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, located in the north-east in Higashiyama district. The Silver Pavilion is made of lacquered wood and surrounded by a wonderful dry garden of a refined aesthetic, a bamboo...
Feb 27, 2024 · Nestled in the serene hills of eastern Kyoto, Ginkakuji is a stunning Zen temple renowned for its exquisite architecture and tranquil gardens.
Originally built as a retirement villa for a 15th-century shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Ginkakuji is one of Japan's most classic Zen temples and a prime example of the wabi-sabi aesthetic of beauty in imperfection.
Ginkaku-ji Temple (The Silver Pavilion) is an elegant temple set in beautiful grounds at the foot of Kyoto's eastern mountains. Its grounds are an outstanding example of Japanese landscape architecture.
Jun 22, 2016 · Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) – officially called Jishō-ji – is 1 of 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kyoto and isn’t actually silver. Built in 1482 as a villa for the Shogun a few years later it was converted to a Buddhist temple.
When it comes to Japan’s treasures, Ginkaku-ji, often known as the Silver Pavilion, takes its place alongside its more renowned counterpart, Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion.
Ginkaku-ji Temple is formally called Higashiyamajisho Temple and is a temple of the Rinzai Shokoku Temple sect. In 1490 in the Muromachi period, it was erected as Jisho temple, to mourn the reclining Bodhi of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who died in January of that year.
