Daibutsuyō
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Daibutsuyō is a Japanese religious architectural style which emerged in the late 12th or early 13th century. Together with Wayō and Zenshūyō, it is one of the three most significant styles developed b
Tōdai-ji's Nandaimon is one of the few extant examples of the daibutsuyō
Nandaimon (detail). Note the exposed tōrihijiki
Tōdai-ji's Nandaimon
Tōdai-ji's Kaizan-dō
Zenshūyō
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Zenshūyō is a Japanese Buddhist architectural style derived from Chinese Song Dynasty architecture. Named after the Zen sect of Buddhism which brought it to Japan, it emerged in the late 12th or early
Daibutsuyō
…大仏様, lit. great Buddha style) is a Japanese religious architectural style which emerged in the late 12th or early 13th century. Together with Wayō and Zenshūyō, it is one of the three most significant styles developed by Japanese Buddhism on the basis of Chinese models. Originally called tenjikuyō (天竺様, lit…
Kōzan-ji's butsuden in Shimonoseki
A Zen cusped window
A typical Zen main hall
Zen sanmon (Tōfuku-ji)