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Chion-in (Head temple of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect) Daigo-ji; Daikaku-ji; Daitoku-ji; Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (Head temple of the Seizan branch of Jōdo-shū) Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion) Higashi-Honganji (Head temple of the Ōtani-ha branch within the Jōdo Shinshū school) Kinkaku-ji (Rokuonji, Deer Garden Temple, Temple of the ...
Entering, one can free himself from three passions (貪 ton, or greed, 瞋 shin, or hatred, and 癡 chi, or "foolishness"). See also mon. Its size depends on the temple's rank. (See photos.) sanrō (山廊) – small buildings at the ends of a two-storied Zen gate containing the stairs to the second story. sekitō (石塔) – a stone pagoda ...
[4] [5] This list presents 158 [nb 1] entries of national treasure temple structures from the late 7th-century Classical Asuka period to the early modern 19th-century Edo period. The number of structures listed is more than 158, because in some cases groups of related structures are combined to form a single entry.
Pages in category "Buddhist temples in Japan" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Lists of religious buildings and structures in Japan" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Confucian temples in Japan (4 P) L. Temples (LDS Church) in Japan (4 P) S. Shinto shrines in Japan (5 C, 22 P) T. Taoist temples in Japan (3 P) Pages in category ...
This is a list of notable Shinto shrines in Japan. There are tens of thousands of shrines in Japan. Shrines with structures that are National Treasures of Japan are covered by the List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines). For Shinto shrines in other countries, scroll down to the See also section.
In 794, the Japanese imperial family moved the capital to Heian-kyō. The locations are in three cities: Kyoto and Uji in Kyoto Prefecture; and Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture; Uji and Ōtsu border Kyoto to the south and north, respectively. Of the monuments, 13 are Buddhist temples, three are Shinto shrines, and one is a castle.