Kinkaku-ji+(The+Golden+Pavillion)

Kinkaku-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple. It is located in Kyoto, Japan. The building was created in 1397 when Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu bought a villa that occupied the area and turned it into Kinkaku-ji. When he passed away, it was converted into a Zen temple. All of the buildings, besides the pavilion, were burnt down in the Onin War. Then in July of 1950, a monk named Hayashi Yoken who was only 22, burned down the pavilion and attempted to commit suicide. He survived and was sentence to 7 years in jail, though he was let out due to mental illness. The pavilion standing today was built in 1955. The newer pavilion is supposed to be an exact copy of the original. It has a gold coating, which many doubt was on the original pavilion. The gold leaf coating is meant to purify negative thoughts.