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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950.
In The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, celebrated Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima creates a haunting and vivid portrait of a young man’s obsession with idealized beauty and his destructive quest to possess it fully.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, novel by Mishima Yukio, first published in Japanese as Kinkakuji in 1956. The novel is considered one of the author’s masterpieces. A fictionalized account of the actual torching of a Kyōto temple by a disturbed Buddhist acolyte in 1950, the novel reflects.
Learn about the history and architecture of Kinkakuji, a Zen temple with a gold-covered pavilion overlooking a pond. Find out how to get there, hours, fees, and nearby attractions.
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. [2] It is one of the most popular buildings in Kyoto, attracting many visitors annually. [3]
A story by Yukio Mishima inspired by a real-life arsonist who destroyed a temple in Kyoto. Learn about the main character Mizoguchi, his obsession with the temple, and his motives for burning it.
Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone and develops a childhood fascination with Kyoto’s famous Golden Temple.
