Kongorinji Temple Main Hall
Kongorinji Temple Main Hall (interior)
Kongorinji Temple Main Hall
JAPAN, Shiga, Aisho
Kongorinji, which belongs to the Tendai school of Buddhism, was constructed during the rule of Emperor Shomu (reigned 724–749) by the monk Gyoki, at the request of Emperor Shomu. The hall was listed as a National Treasure in 1952.
This seven-by-seven bay hall has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof covered with cypress bark. Bracket sets support the roof. At the front is a lattice door with lattice walls and windows at the sides. The interior is laid with floorboards. The ceiling is 6 m high. A cabinet with a hip-and-gable roof stands in the center of the altar and contains a statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, page 620.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kongorinji Temple Main Hall." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, vol. 2, 2016, pp. 620.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Kongorinji Temple Main Hall" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, 2:620.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Kongorinji Temple Main Hall. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L (Vol. 2, pp. 620).
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