鹿苑寺

Traditional form:

鹿苑寺

Pinyin (reading):

Lùyuànsì

Definitions:

• Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan
• the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺／金阁寺 ( Jīngésì) as Buddhist temple

Characters:

• 鹿 - deer; surname
• 苑 - pasture, park, garden; mansion
• 寺 - court, office; temple, monastery

Traditional characters:

• 鹿 - deer; surname
• 苑 - pasture, park, garden; mansion
• 寺 - court, office; temple, monastery