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A structure
named for its location behind the main hall of a Buddhist temple or Shinto
shrine. Sometimes it is a considerable distance behind the shrine or temple
or on top of the highest elevation behind the main buildings within the
precincts, or in a cave. The structure is used to revere the founder of
a temple or shrine or is dedicated to Buddha or a deity belonging to the
Buddhist hierarchy *honjibutsu
{n§, to a god or goddess of Shinto pantheon, or to great historical figures
who were deified after death. Examples: Mt. Kouya μ Oku-no-in Μ@, enshrines the remains of *Kuukai σC (774-835), the founder of the Shingon ^Ύ sect ; Sanbutsuji Oku-no-in *Nageiredou O§Μ@ό° (12c) in Tottori prefecture, dedicated to Zaou Gongen €ά». Nikkou Toushouguu Oku-no-in ϊυΖ{Μ@ in Tochigi oprefecture, enshrines the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu ΏμΖN (1542-1616), which are kept in a *houtou σ (a small bronze circular pagoda). |
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