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 Keikyu-in 桂宮院, an octagonal main hall Hondou 本堂, at Kouryuuji 広隆寺 in Kyoto.

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oku-no-in 奥の院.

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