oku-in　奥院

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

An inner sanctuary. The part of a temple most remote from the main entrance. An example is the Keikyuu-in 桂宮院, at Kouryuuji Hondou 広隆寺本堂 in Kyoto.

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oku-no-in 奥の院

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