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ARCH 249 Study Guide Exam 3 (The Traditional Arch. of China and Japan)
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ARCH 249 Study Guide Exam 3 (TheTraditional Arch. of China and Japan)
Horyuji Temple Complex - ANS-Near: Nara, Japan
670-714 CE
Founded by Prince Shotoku in 607, burnt in 670, rebuilt 670-714
Earliest surviving Buddhist temple complex in Japan
Borrows design elements from China, but uses asymmetry in place of strict axiality
Consists of:
1. Pagoda (to)
2. Golden Hall or Main Image Hall (kondo); oldest building in complex, main image
dates to 607 and is the buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas. Other states of bronze and
painted wood exist
3. Lecture Hall (kodo)
4. Bell tower (shoro or shuro)
5. Sutra Repository (kyozo)
6. Dormitory (sobo)
7. Dining Hall (jikido)
Many early buildings at Horyuji use the cloud pattern bracketing and columnar entasis
Inner Ise Shrine - ANS-Uji-Yamada, Japan
690 CE to present
Dedicated to kami of the Japanese imperial family
An outer shrine (geku) is dedicated to Touke Okami (Abundant food Great Kami) and
inner shrine (naiku) is dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami (Heaven-Illuminating Great
Kami)
120 other Shinto shrines
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