Formative events in the main character's childhood include the murder of Uiko, a meeting with Tayama Dosen, and the protagonist walking in on his mother cheating on his dying father.  
At two points in this novel, the riddle "Nansen kills a Kitten" is discussed in relation to the moral quality of the protagonist.  Formative events in the main character's childhood include the murder of Uiko, a meeting with Tayama Dosen, and the protagonist walking in on his mother cheating on his dying father.  The rationalist Kashiwagi tempts the main character from his studies, and eventually his frustration with his own stammering speech and physical shortcomings causes Mizoguchi to lash out at the nearest object of beauty.  FTP, name this novel based on the actual burning of the title structure in 1950, written by Yukio Mishima.
At two points in this novel, the riddle "Nansen kills a Kitten" is discussed in relation to the moral quality of the protagonist.  
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (or Kinkakuji)