haraidono　祓殿

KEY WORD :　architecture / shrines

Lit. purification hall. Also read haraedono. Also haraidokoro 祓所. A hall where Shinto priests or lay believers perform purification rites. Among the "Requirements for Purification" are: rice wine, cloth, salt, fish, and dried meat among other things. From very ancient times purification has meant removing defilement from the shrine precinct. A reference to the Haraidono at Kasuga Taisha 春日大社 can be found in the KAGEROU NIKKI 蜻蛉日記 which dates from the late Heian period. Examples: Itsukushima Jinja Honsha　Haraidono 厳島神社本社祓殿 (Kamakura period), Hiroshima prefecture. Itsukushima Jinja Sessha Maroudo Jinga Haraidono 厳島神社摂社客人神社祓殿 (Kamakura period), Hiroshima prefecture . In both, the rear part of the haraidono joins the roof of the *haiden 拝殿.

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