Rengeoin Hondu(sanjusangendo) 蓮華王院本堂(三十三間堂)Buddhist temple 1226 [仏堂] Butudou
鎌倉時代Kamakura period / National treasure World heritage
The main hall (hondo) for the temple built in the imperial villa of the retired emperor Goshirakawa .
builtin the mid-12th century ,themain hall wasdestroyed by fire and rebuilt in the mid-13th
century.
Excluding the portion adve the honzon,thetemple's principle
image of worship ,theinterion of the imposing 118.2 meter main hall employs a keshoyaneura
structure in which there is no ceiling and the roof is visible.
Reflecting the worldview of the Pure Land sect of Senju Kannon,thebodhisattva of compassion.
657Sanjusangendo-mawari-cho,Higashiyama-ku,KyotoCity.openDaily.8:00-16:30
(From Nov 16 through Mar 31 ; 9:00-1500). Admission fee ; 600 yen.
