Ginkaku-ji
The Jishō -ji (Japanese慈 照 寺), better known as Ginkaku -ji (银 阁 寺, "Temple of the Silver Pavilion" ) is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai shū in the northeast of the city of Kyoto. It was built by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa in 1482 as a retreat.
Architecture
Two buildings of the original plant, the Kannon - dō the and the Togu are obtained from the 15th century. The garden dates back to the Edo period.
The Kannon - the (観 音 殿, "Hall of Kannon " ) is the symbol of the Ginkaku -ji and is usually Ginkaku (银 阁), " Silver Pavilion " called. The ground floor is built in the Shinden style and a (心 空 殿, "Hall of emptiness" ) called Shinkūden. The upper floor is decorated in the style of a Chinese Chan Temple and is called Chōonden (潮音 阁, "Hall of crashing waves "). The roof is held in Hyogo style.
The Togu - dō (东 求 堂) is an early example of the Shoin architecture. In it there is a sculpture of Yoshimasa and the Amida Nyorai - that Eshin SOZU is attributed. In the Togu - dō also Dōjinsai (同仁 斎), one of the oldest room for tea ceremony is. Its design and size became the model for subsequent generations.
The garden of the resort is mainly for Gishadan (银 沙滩, " Lake of Silver Sand" ) and Kōgetsudai (向 月台, "moon show platform " ) are known which are in contrast to the darker the Kannon.
History
Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement home from 1482 on the site of the burnt down in the Ōnin War Jōdo ji of the Tendai shū, whose abbot had been his brother Ashikaga Yoshimi. After moving Yoshimasa in 1483 the Emperor Go - Tsuchimikado give a mixture of the title Higashiyama -dono (东山 殿, " Higashiyama - palace "). With construction dragged on due to lack of funds and Yoshimasa perfection wishes. At his death, the building was still unfinished. The plant was called out, remodeled according to his desires to a Zen temple and Jishō -ji. During the unrest of the Sengoku period, many of the buildings were burned on the premises.
Yoshimasa built his retirement home as a retreat from his political life as Shogun. It had been planned up to ten buildings, but they were not completed. None was intended for official activities. He designed the building and the garden according to his interests. Originally designed Kano Masanobu the Fusuma the building. Yoshimasa created by his artistic ideas and the artists he promoted the formative Higashiyama culture. His retirement home became the center of Higashiyama culture death is the epitome.
The origin of the popular name Ginkaku -ji ( " Silver Pavilion " ) is unclear, but the name is obviously in contrast to that of Yoshimasa's grandfather, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, built Kinkaku -ji ( " Golden Pavilion " ), officially Rokuon -ji (鹿苑 寺). Both temples are sub temples of the Rinzai -ji Shokoku shū.
UNESCO added the 1994 Ginkaku -ji, along with other sites in the World Heritage Site Historic Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities ) on.