hōgyō yane 宝形屋根

Lit. roof segments flowing down on four sides, also called shichū yane 四注屋根 shihōnagare 四方流. A hipped or pyramidal roof, as for example, the top roof of a pagoda. When four or more planes converge, the peak is concealed by a box-like cover *roban 露盤, topped by a precious jewel *hōju 宝珠 or, in the case of a pagoda, a finial *sōrin 相輪. Since the structural principles are the same, roofs over hexagonal or octagonal buildings *rokkaku endō 六角円堂; *hakkaku endō 八角円堂, are also classified as hōgyō yane. They differ only in the number of roof planes. There are numerous Buddhist halls dating from the Heian period and later that have pyramidal roofs. Examples: Kakurinji Taishidō 鶴林寺太子堂 (1112) in Hyōgo Prefecture, Kaijūsenji Monjudō 海住山寺文殊堂 (13th century) in Kyoto, Jūrin'in Hondō 十輪院本堂 (early 14th century) in Nara.