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  2. Negoro-shū - Wikipedia

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    An insight into the daily lives of the Negoro-gumi was provided by Father Gaspar Vilela, a Jesuit missionary who visited the temple. He compared the monks to the Knights of Rhodes, devoted warriors who would give anything to fight for their religion. However, he observed that the monks of Negoroji focused far more on military preparations than ...

  3. Kongō Gumi - Wikipedia

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    Kongō Gumi Co., Ltd. (株式会社金剛組, Kabushiki Gaisha Kongō Gumi) is a Japanese construction company, purportedly founded in 578 A.D., [3] making it the world's oldest documented company. The company mainly works on the design, construction, restoration, and repair of shrines, temples, castles, and cultural heritage buildings.

  4. Gumi, North Gyeongsang - Wikipedia

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    Gumi (Korean: 구미; Korean pronunciation:) is the second largest and most densely populated city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located on the Nakdong River , halfway between Daegu and Gimcheon , also lies on the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway which are the principal traffic routes of the country.

  5. Temple - Wikipedia

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    The use of the word temple comes from the need to distinguish a building of the church vs. the church seen as the Body of Christ. In the Russian language (similar to other Slavic languages), while the general-purpose word for 'church' is tserkov, the term khram (Храм), 'temple', is used to refer to the church building as a temple of God ...

  6. Church bell - Wikipedia

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    The Angelus, depicting prayer at the sound of the bell (in the steeple on the horizon) ringing a canonical hour.. Oriental Orthodox Christians, such as Copts and Indians, use a breviary such as the Agpeya and Shehimo to pray the canonical hours seven times a day while facing in the eastward direction; church bells are tolled, especially in monasteries, to mark these seven fixed prayer times.

  7. Gaya Tumuli - Wikipedia

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    English name Location Picture Note 1666-001: 대성동 고분군: Daeseong-dong Tumuli: Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province: 1666-002: 말이산 고분군: Marisan Tumuli: Haman County, South Gyeongsang Province: 1666-003: 옥전 고분군: Okjeon Tumul: Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province: 1666-004: 지산동 고분군: Jisan-dong Tumuli

  8. Shinsengumi - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, after World War II, there was a reevaluation of history among the Japanese. Ryōtarō Shiba's novel "Moeyo Ken" (1964) gained popularity, spreading empathy towards the way of life of the Shinsengumi. Today, the Shinsengumi is depicted and beloved by people through various media such as novels, movies, dramas, anime, and more. [13] [10]

  9. Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    Main hall or Main Temple is the building within a Japanese Buddhist monastery compound which enshrines the main object of veneration. [1] Because the various denominations deliberately use different terms, this single English term translates several Japanese words, among them butsuden , butsu-dō , kondō , konpon-chūdō , and hondō .