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| 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/en/kinkakuji/ | |
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] It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.[3] The temple is nicknamed after its reliquary (shariden), the Golden Pavilion (金閣, Kinkaku), whose top two floors are coated in 0.5 μm gold leaf. The current pavilion was rebuilt in 1955 after being destroyed in an arson attack.
- ^ "Tourist Facilities of Japan - Kinkaku-ji Temple Garden". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "Kinkakuji Temple - 金阁寺, Kyoto, Japan". Oriental Architecture. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Places of Interest in Kyoto (Top 15 most visited places in Kyoto by visitors from overseas)". Asano Noboru. Retrieved 2010-07-15.