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
Buddhist temples in Japan
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Buddhist temples or monasteries are the most numerous, famous, and important religious buildings in Japan. The shogunates or leaders of Japan have made it a priority to update and rebuild Buddhist tem
Higashi Hongan-ji in Kyoto
A torii at the entrance of Shitennō-ji, a Buddhist temple in Osaka
Honden of the Zennyo Ryūō shrine, inside a Shingon temple in Kyoto
A Buddhist-style gate (karamon) at Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū