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Aizendō 愛染堂

An octagonal hall *hakkaku endō 八角円堂, at Sanshōji 三聖寺 in…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
akaiya 閼伽井屋 ✓

Also called wakasaiya 若狭井屋. A small structure that enclosed two wells from which water was drawn to serve the…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
amidadō 阿弥陀堂

A hall in a Buddhist temple dedicated to *Amida 阿弥陀 (Sk: Amitabha), the Buddha…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University