Japanese Buddhist architecture is the architecture of Buddhist temples in Japan, consisting of locally developed variants of architectural styles born in China. After Buddhism arrived from the contine
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
The roof is the dominant feature of a Buddhist temple.
A reconstruction of Asuka-dera's original layout
Part of Tōshōdai-ji's garan (left to right, the kon-dō, the kō-dō, and the korō)
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
Japanese Buddhist architecture
…characterized by the birth of fresh and rational designs. The Daibutsu style (ja:大仏様, daibutsuyō; lit. great Buddha style) and the Zen style (ja:禅宗様, zen'yō; lit. Zen sect style) emerged in the late 12th or early 13th century. The first, introduced by the priest Chōgen, was based on Song dynasty architecture…
Kōzan-ji's butsuden in Shimonoseki
A Zen cusped window
A typical Zen main hall
Zen sanmon (Tōfuku-ji)