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20 relations: Bell tower, Bonshō, Buddhist temples in Japan, Dō (architecture), East Asian hip-and-gable roof, Gable, Hōryū-ji, Heian period, Hourglass, Ken (unit), Kyōzō, Nara period, Nara, Nara, Nikkō Tōshō-gū, Rōmon, Shichidō garan, Shinbutsu-shūgō, Shinto shrine, Sutra, Tōdai-ji.
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.
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Bonshō
, also known as or are large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout Japan, used to summon the monks to prayer and to demarcate periods of time.
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Buddhist temples in Japan
Buddhist temples are, together with Shinto shrines, considered to be among the most numerous, famous, and important religious buildings in Japan.
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Dō (architecture)
. It is very often used in Japanese Buddhism as a suffix in the name of some of the many buildings that can be part of a Japanese temple compound.
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East Asian hip-and-gable roof
In Eastern Asian architecture, the hip-and-gable roof comprise a hip roof that slopes down on all four sides and integrates a gable on two opposing sides.
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Gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches.
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Hōryū-ji
is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.
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Hourglass
An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time.
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Ken (unit)
The is a traditional Japanese unit of length, equal to six Japanese feet (shaku).
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Kyōzō
in Japanese Buddhist architecture is a repository for sūtras and chronicles of the temple history.
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Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794.
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Nara, Nara
is the capital city of Nara Prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan.
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Nikkō Tōshō-gū
is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
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Rōmon
The is one of two types of two-storied gate used in Japan (the other one being the nijūmon, see photo in the gallery below).
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Shichidō garan
is a Japanese Buddhist term indicating the seven halls composing the ideal Buddhist temple compound.
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Shinbutsu-shūgō
Shinbutsu-shūgō (神仏習合, "syncretism of kami and buddhas"), also called Shinbutsu-konkō (神仏混淆, "jumbling up" or "contamination of kami and buddhas"), is the syncretism of Buddhism and kami worship that was Japan's only organized religion up until the Meiji period.
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Shinto shrine
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami.
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Sutra
A sutra (Sanskrit: IAST: sūtra; Pali: sutta) is a religious discourse (teaching) in text form originating from the spiritual traditions of India, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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Tōdai-ji
is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan.
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