The main character Yoken regarded the Kinkaku-ji Temple as a flawless, eternal and frail beauty, which, in fact, would not be surprising to see destroyed at any time, even though it had existed since the Muromachi period and seemed likely to last forever. |
金閣寺を主人公の養賢は、はるか室町時代から続き永劫に続くと思われながらも、実はいつ破壊されるとも限らない完璧で永遠で儚い美として捉えていた。 |