Kinkaku-ji - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 / 35.0395; 135.7285
Architecture
Founder	Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Completed	1397 1955 (reconstruction)
Website
www.shokoku-ji.jp

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.

1. ↑ "Tourist Facilities of Japan - Kinkaku-ji Temple Garden". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2010-07-15.

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