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Early Edo Period Scripture Repository at World Heritage Nishi Hongan-ji in Kyoto (HDR Photo)
July 17, 2014
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ousing the entire collection of Buddhist sutras and scripts published by Tenkai, this small structure contains a hexagonal revolving bookcase which is where the building gets its name. Tenrinzō 「てんりんぞう, 転輪蔵」in English means “revolving cylindrical ...
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Gold Covered Interior of Kōshōji Temple’s Founders Hall in Kyoto (HDR Photo)
February 10, 2014
Seventeen. 17. That’s how many World Heritage temples and shrines comprise the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and that’s one of many great things about this city that keeps me coming back. The Goei-do Hall ...
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