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Shōrō, the Glossary

The two main types of bell tower in Japan The or is the bell tower of a Buddhist temple in Japan, housing the temple's.^[1]

22 relations: Bell tower, Bonshō, Buddhism in Japan, Buddhist temples in Japan, Dō (architecture), East Asian hip-and-gable roof, Gable roof, Glossary of Shinto, Hōryū-ji, Heian period, Hourglass, Ken (unit), Kyōzō, Nara (city), Nara period, Nikkō Tōshō-gū, Rōmon, Shichidō garan, Shinbutsu-shūgō, Shinto shrine, Sutra, Tōdai-ji.
Bell towers
Japanese Buddhist architecture
Japanese architectural features
Shinto architecture

Bell tower

A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Shōrō and bell tower are bell towers.

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, also known as or are large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout Japan, used to summon the monks to prayer and to demarcate periods of time. Shōrō and Bonshō are Japanese Buddhist architecture.

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Buddhism in Japan

Buddhism was first established in Japan in the 6th century CE.

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Buddhist temples in Japan

Buddhist temples or monasteries are (along with Shinto shrines) the most numerous, famous, and important religious buildings in Japan. Shōrō and Buddhist temples in Japan are Japanese Buddhist architecture.

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Dō (architecture)

. It is very often used in Japanese Buddhism as a suffix in the name of some of the many buildings that can be part of a Japanese temple compound. Shōrō and Dō (architecture) are Japanese Buddhist architecture and Japanese architectural features.

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East Asian hip-and-gable roof

The East Asian hip-and-gable roof (Xiēshān (歇山) in Chinese, Paljakjibung (팔작지붕) in Korean and Irimoya (入母屋) in Japanese) also known as 'resting hill roof', consists of a hip roof that slopes down on all four sides and integrates a gable on two opposing sides. Shōrō and East Asian hip-and-gable roof are Japanese architectural features and Shinto architecture.

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Gable roof

A gable roof is a roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge.

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Glossary of Shinto

This is the glossary of Shinto, including major terms on the subject.

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Hōryū-ji

is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Hourglass

An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time.

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Ken (unit)

The is a traditional Japanese unit of length, equal to six Japanese feet (shaku). Shōrō and Ken (unit) are Japanese architectural features.

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Kyōzō

in Japanese Buddhist architecture is a repository for sūtras and chronicles of the temple history. Shōrō and Kyōzō are Japanese Buddhist architecture.

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Nara (city)

is the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Nara period

The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794.

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Nikkō Tōshō-gū

is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

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Rōmon

The is one of two types of two-storied gates used in Japan (the other one being the nijūmon, see photo in the gallery below). Shōrō and Rōmon are Japanese Buddhist architecture, Japanese architectural features and Shinto architecture.

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Shichidō garan

Shichidō garan is a Japanese Buddhist term indicating the seven halls composing the ideal Buddhist temple compound. Shōrō and Shichidō garan are Japanese Buddhist architecture.

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Shinbutsu-shūgō

Shinbutsu-shūgō (神仏習合, "syncretism of kami and buddhas"), also called Shinbutsu shū (神仏宗, "kami and buddha school") Shinbutsu-konkō (神仏混淆, "jumbling up" or "contamination of kami and buddhas"), is the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism that was Japan's main organized religion up until the Meiji period.

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Shinto shrine

A Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994.

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Sutra

Sutra (translation)Monier Williams, Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Entry for, page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text.

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Tōdai-ji

is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shōrō