Kinkaku-ji
Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
Kinkaku-ji (Japanese: 金閣寺) or Rokuon-ji (Japanese: 鹿苑寺) is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is registered as a World Heritage Site as part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
| Rokuon-ji | |
|---|---|
鹿苑寺 | |
 The shariden at Rokuon-ji, commonly known as the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji)  | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Zen, Rinzai sect, Shōkoku-ji school |
| Deity | Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokiteśvara) |
| Location | |
| Location | 1 Kinkakuji-chō, Kita-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture[1] |
| Country | Japan |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°02′22″N 135°43′43″E / 35.0395°N 135.7285°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Ashikaga Yoshimitsu |
| Completed | 1397 1955 (reconstruction) |
| Website | |
| www.shokoku-ji.jp | |
Notes
change- ↑ "Tourist Facilities of Japan - Kinkaku-ji Temple Garden". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2010-07-15.