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...

(Buddha's Ashes). The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto. When these buildings...

(Tō-ji), Kiyomizu-dera, Daigo-ji, Ninna-ji, Saihō-ji (Kokedera), Tenryū-ji, Rokuon-ji (Kinkaku-ji), Jishō-ji (Ginkaku-ji), Ryōan-ji, Hongan-ji, Kōzan-ji,...

Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion) Ginkaku-ji (the Silver Pavilion) Nanzen-ji Saihō-ji (the Moss Garden) Tenryū-ji Daisen-in Ginkaku-ji, or the Silver Pavilion,...

garden toward a more abstract and stylized view of nature. The gardens of Ginkaku-ji, also known as the Silver Pavilion, are also attributed to Muso Kokushi...

Muromachi period. In this comparison Kinkaku-ji, representative of Kitayama culture is compared with Ginkaku-ji, representative of Higashiyama culture. Yoshimasa's...

that follows a cherry-tree-lined canal in Kyoto, Japan between Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji. First opened in 1890 and extended again in 1912, the path follows...

established 1467: The Ōnin War is split among feudal lords (daimyōs) 1489: Ginkaku-ji is built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa 1543: Firearms are introduced by shipwrecked...

Ashikaga shogunate who is claimed to have designed the rock garden of the Ginkaku-ji. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Sōami's paintings were in the style...

Silent Thunder Hut) Tōkyū-dō (東求堂, East-Seeking Hall) (note: the 東求堂 at Ginkaku-ji is pronounced Tōgu-dō, and is a private Buddhist hall, not a chashitsu)...