Ginkakuji, the "Temple of the Silver Pavillion" is the popular name for the temple formerly known as Jishōji. This temple has its origin in the elegant villa known as the Higashiyama-dono, the "Palace of the Eastern Mountains" established by the eighth Muromachi shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436-1490).The "silver pavilion" of Ginkaju-ji temple is the sedate, two-story Kannon Hall (designated as a National Treasure) on the far side of the raised sand gardens dominating the central court. Yoshimasa, a votary of both zen as well as the True Pure Land teachings, practiced meditation in the shoin-style room comprising of the lower story, which he named "Shinkuden" (Hall of the Emptied Mind). The upper story, which he named "Chōonkaku" (Sound-ofWaves Pavilion), holds a gilt image of Kannon, Goddess of Mercy.