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Fudōdō 不動堂

A hall in a Buddhist temple dedicated to the deity *Fudō Myōō 不動明王 (Sk:…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
fugendō 普賢堂 ✓

Also called Shigatsudō 四月堂; *Sanmaidō 三昧堂. A Buddhist temple in which the main deity…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
fukurō 複廊 ✓

A double corridor that was two bays, *ken 間, wide. Window frames with vertical…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
fūsuryō 副寺寮

Also called fūsu 副寺. An administrative office often found in part of a Zen temple kitchen, *…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
futamunerō 二棟廊

A long, wide, double-bay corridor with an open ceiling, *keshō yaneura…

Architecture, Buildings
intō 印塔

A representation of a pagoda that has been printed or rubbed onto paper or cloth. The paper or cloth was laid on a carved…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
iwayadō 岩屋堂

A temple hall built into a natural grotto, or a grotto cut from rock high up on the face of a cliff or steep slope. One…

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