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Meanings
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Kinkaku-ji; Golden Pavilion
place name
A famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, officially named Rokuon-ji, known for its gold-leaf-covered pavilion.
When I go to Kyoto, I want to see Kinkaku-ji.
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
work of art, literature, music, etc.
A 1956 novel by Yukio Mishima, inspired by the temple and its burning in 1950.
Yukio Mishima's 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion' is a novel about beauty and destruction.