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Lit. circular hall. Although the literal meaning of endou is round structure (see *hougyou-zukuri •σŒ`‘’), in reality there are no full sized, truly circular halls at Buddhist temples or Shinto Shines still extant. There is a type of miniature pagoda that is truly circular which may suggest that circular structures did exist at some ancient time. See *houtou •σ“ƒ. Hexagonal halls *rokkaku endou ˜ZŠp‰~“°, exist but are far fewer than octagonal halls *hakkaku endou ”ͺŠp‰~“°. Since the roofs of these halls are pyramidal, the roof of the hexagonal building is called a six segment roof *rokuchuu-zukuri ˜Z’‘’, and the roof over an octagonal structure is called an eight segment roof *hatchuu-zukuri ”ͺ’‘’. These halls are often placed on double stone podia. Entrances are placed opposite each other and vertical muntin windows are set in four of the segments. Eizanji ‰hŽRŽ› has only four central pillars that mark the sacred area on the interior while other octagonal halls usually have eight interior pillars. Such buildings are generally dedicated to a particular deity to whom prayers are offered for the deceased.
Examples; Eizanji *Hakkakudou ‰hŽRŽ›”ͺŠp“° (757-64), Nara. Choukouji *Jizoudou ’·ŒυŽ›’n‘ “° (1510), Aichi prefecture.
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