Ginkaku-ji (Ginkaku-ji), the “Temple of the Silver Pavilion,” is a Buddhist temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. The official name is JishÅ-ji (”Temple of Shining Mercy”). It was built in 1474 by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who sought to emulate the golden Kinkaku-ji commissioned by his grandfather Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Like Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji was originally […]
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