Tamamushi Shrine
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The Tamamushi Shrine is a miniature shrine owned by the Hōryū-ji temple complex of Nara, Japan. Its date of construction is unknown, but estimated to be around the middle of the seventh century. Decor
Tamamushi Shrine at Hōryū-ji; height 233 centimetres (7 ft 8 in); National Treasure
Detail of roof
Right doors
A bodhisattva hangs his robe upon a tree before offering his life to feed a tigress and her cubs; height 65 centimetres (26 in), width 35.5 centimetres (14.0 in)
Hokki-ji
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Hokki-ji or Hōki-ji – formerly known as Okamoto-dera and Ikejiri-dera – is a Buddhist temple temple in the Okamoto neighborhood of the town of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple's honorary sa
Tamamushi Shrine
…in the earliest buildings to survive to the modern period: the kondō, pagoda, and central gate (chūmon) at Hōryū-ji, and the three-storey pagodas at Hokki-ji and Hōrin-ji (the last was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground in 1944). The bracket system supports tail rafters (尾垂木, odaruki) that extend…
Hokki-ji
The three-storied pagoda of Hokki-ji, a National Treasure
Lecture Hall
Saiten-dō (on site of the Kondo)