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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
yakimono-no-tō 焼物の塔

A bisque ware or unglazed pagoda. Plain, unglazed small pagodas are called deitō 泥塔, meaning mud pagodas.…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
yakushidō 薬師堂 ✓

A Buddhist temple hall housing a statue of *Yakushi 薬師 (Sk: Bhaisajyaguru), the Buddha…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
yokurō 翼廊 ✓

Lit. "wing corridors." A corridor that extends outward from the side or rear of a building. Examples: Byōdōin *…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
yugitō 瑜祇塔

Lit. "jewel, prayer, pagoda."
Also called gohō hatchū 五峯八柱, lit. "five peaks, eight pillars." A circular…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
Yumedono 夢殿

Lit. "Hall of Dreams." A large octagonal hall *hakkakudō 八角堂, in the…

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