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| − | * ''Japanese'': 三十三間堂 ''(Sanjuusangendou)''
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| − | Sanjûsangendô, literally the "hall of thirty-three bays," is part of a Buddhist temple in [[Kyoto|Kyôto]] commonly known by the same name, but formally called ''Renge Ô-in'' (蓮華王院). It was founded by [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa|Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa]] in [[1164]], and is famous for its 1,001 statues of [[Kannon]], the [[boddhisattva]] of compassion.
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| − | The temple was originally founded in [[1132]] as part of the [[Myoho-in|Myôhô-in]] temple, though it was not formally completed until 1164. The temple was then rebuilt in [[1251]]-[[1256]].
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| − | The Sanjûsangendô itself is 118.22 meters long and 16 meters wide, each of the thirty-three "bays", or spaces between pillars being one ''[[Units of measurement|ken]]'' (間, roughly 1.8m) across. The Kannon statues are each about 1.2m tall and constructed of gilded wood. The hall also houses a number of other Buddhist statues carved by [[Unkei]], [[Kokei|Kôkei]], and their students, the premier sculptors of the 12th-13th centuries.
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| − | The hall is also famous for its annual archery contests (see ''[[yabusame]]'', ''[[Toshiya|Tôshiya]]'') held in April and May since [[1696]].
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| − | ==Refferences==
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| − | * [[Japan Chronik]]
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| − | * [[Louis, Frederic|Frederic, Louis]] (2002). "Renge-ō-in." ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
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| − | * [http://sanjusangendo.jp Sanjûsangendô Official Site]
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| − | [[Category:Temples]]
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