daiyū hōden 大雄宝殿

Also called daiyūden 大雄殿 or *daiden 大殿. Lit. great leader's treasure hall. The principal hall in a temple of the Ōbaku 黄檗 sect, one of the three main sects of Zen Buddhism in Japan. The sect was brought to Japan by the Chinese priest, Yin-yuan (Jp: Ingen 隠元, 1592-1673) who established Manpukuji 萬福寺 (1654) in Kyoto. The Daiyū Hōden (1668) is a large, 7 x 6 bay structure (22.10 m x 21.33 m), including an open colonnade across the front. The Sōfukuji 崇福寺 Daiyū Hōden (1648) in Nagasaki Prefecture, is 5 bays deep and 4 bays wide (14.14 m x 13.39 m) and is slightly smaller than the Daiyū Hōden at Manpukuji. A double onion head with flame-motif attached, and a podium covered with sand, called getsudai 月台, are unique to these temples. A roofed, open corridor runs along the front and both sides of the hall. The Daiyū Hōden at both temples are excellent examples of the Zen style *zenshūyō 禅宗様. Both Daiyū Hōden also house famous statues of *Shaka 釈迦 and his closest disciples, Ananda 阿難陀, Mahākāśyapa (Makakashō) 摩訶迦葉波, and 18 arhats jūhachi rakan 十八羅漢.