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Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺) Kyoto Japan
Official name: Rokuon-ji
The name Kinkaku-ji literally means the Temple of the Golden Pavilion .
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History:
In 1397, when the villa was passed on from Saionji family by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, they transformed it into the Kinkaku-ji complex.
Yoshimitsu’s initial idea was to cover the exterior of the main building of Kinkau-ji with gold, but only managed to coat the ceiling of the third floor with gold leaf before he died, then his son converted the building into a Zen temple in 1408.
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During the Onin war (civil war between 1467 to 1477), all the buildings were burnt down except for the pavilion.
On July 2 1950, the pavilion was burned down by a 22-year-old monk, Hayashi Yoken. He was later taken into custody and imprisoned.
The present temple structure dates from 1955, which was rebuilt true to the original except for a significant enhancement: both upper stories are covered in gold leaf, in accordance with Ashikaga’s
original intentions.
The golden pavilion functions as a shariden, housing relics of the Buddha (Buddha’s Ashes).
In 1987, the temple was re-covered in gold leaf five times thicker than the original coating! Additionally, the interior of the building, including the paintings and Yoshimitsu’s statue, were also restored. Finally, the roof was restored in 2003.
The pavilion is three stories high, approximately 12.5 meters (41 feet) in height. .
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