Ginkaku-ji

Jishō-ji
慈照寺
The kannonden at Jishō-ji,
commonly known as the Silver Pavilion (Ginkaku) Map
Religion
AffiliationZen, Rinzai sect, Shōkoku-ji school
DeityShaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
Location
Location2 Ginkakuji-chō, Sakyō-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
CountryJapan
Architecture
FounderAshikaga Yoshimasa
Completed1490
Website
Japanese Website

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 ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period.