zen live wallpaper hd - kinkakuji japan

feel and watch the calming scenery of japanese zen garden at your android screen. japanese zen garden is a scenery live wallpaper featuring retina wallpapers of tranquil japanese zen garden, perfect to calm your mind. kinkakuji (golden pavilion) is a zen temple of tranquility and magic garden in northern kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf. get this wallpaper garden live and positive backgrounds now. formally known as rokuonji, the temple was the retirement villa of the shogun ashikaga yoshimitsu, and according to his will it became a zen temple of the rinzai sect after his death in 1408. kinkakuji was the inspiration for the similarly named ginkakuji (silver pavilion), built by yoshimitsu's grandson, ashikaga yoshimasa, on the other side of the city a few decades later. this is live wallpaper japanese garden. kinkakuji is an impressive structure built overlooking a large pond, and is the only building left of yoshimitsu's former retirement complex.

it has burned down numerous times throughout its history including twice during the onin war, a civil war that destroyed much of kyoto; and once again more recently in 1950 when it was set on fire by a fanatic monk. the present structure was rebuilt in 1955. kinkakuji was built to echo the extravagant kitayama culture that developed in the wealthy aristocratic circles of kyoto during yoshimitsu's times. each floor represents a different style of architecture. meditate breathe. the first floor is built in the shinden style used for palace buildings during the heian period, and with its natural wood pillars and white plaster walls contrasts yet complements the gilded upper stories of the pavilion. statues of the shaka buddha (historical buddha) and yoshimitsu are stored in the first floor. not to mention home garden. although it is not possible to enter the pavilion, the statues can be viewed from across the pond if you look closely, as the front windows of the first floor are usually kept open. the second floor is built in the bukke style used in samurai residences, and has its exterior completely covered in gold leaf. inside is a seated kannon bodhisattva surrounded by statues of the four heavenly kings; however, the statues are not shown to the public. finally, the third and uppermost floor is built in the style of a chinese zen relax hall, is gilded inside and out, and is capped with a golden phoenix.

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