|  Also read chinju no yashiro. It is 
      sometimes called chinjudou Αη°; dojidou yn°; gohoudou 
      μ@° hakusandou R°. A shrine which houses the god, chinju, 
      who guards a shrine, village, temple, residence, and even the Imperial Palace 
      which is protected by the twenty-one guardian gods at Ise Jinguu Ι¨_{. Chinju 
      Αη refers to tutelary gods themselves. However, when a shrine is called chinjudou 
      this usually refers to a shrine housing a Shinto deity which guards a temple. 
      Such an arrangement arose from the blending of Shinto and Buddhism, shinbutsu 
      shuugou _§K, which actually began as early as the Nara period but became 
      a concentrated endeavor during the 13c. Whether the chinjusha is 
      built within the temple precincts or outside in the vicinity, it retains 
      the style of a shrine. It does not take on the appearance of a temple building. 
      Examples: Kasuga Myoujin tϊΎ_ at Koufukuji » in Nara (Kamakura period). 
      Enjouji Kasugadou, Hakusandou ’¬tϊ°, R° in Nara. Chouhoji Chinjudou      ·ΫΑη° in Wakayama prefecture (Kamakura period). Onjouji Shinra Zenshindou 
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P_° Shiga prefecture (1347).  |