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This is the name used by the oldest temples in the country. [ 3 ] A kondō , for example Hōryū-ji 's is a true two-story building with a 3x2- bay central core ( moya ) surrounded by a 1-bay wide aisles ( hisashi ), making it 5x4 bays, surrounded by an external 1-bay wide mokoshi , for a total of 9x7 bays. [ 2 ]
A Chaitya, Chaitya hall or Chaitya-griha refers to a shrine, sanctuary, temple or prayer hall in Indian religions. The term is most common in Buddhism, where it refers to a space with a stupa and a rounded apse at the end opposite the entrance, and a high roof with a rounded profile. Strictly speaking, the chaitya is the stupa itself, and the ...
[web 3] In this ceremony, the novice receives his outfit ("inner and outer robes, belts, o-kesa, rakusu, kechimyaku (transmission chart) and eating bowls" [web 3]) and takes the precepts. One is then an Unsui, a training monk. This gives the rank of jōza, except for children under ten years old, who are called sami. [web 3]
This hall contains a sanctuary and three altars; however, the curtain that once separated the sanctuary has been removed and relocated to the northern altar of the Church of Saint Pishoy, and the three altars have been dismantled, ceasing prayers in this area. It is believed that this floor may have originally housed the monastery's library. [37]
Okunoin or Oku-no-in (Japanese: 奥之院, lit. ' inner sanctuary ') is a sacred Buddhist site and cemetery on Mount Kōya, in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.Opened in 835, it houses the mausoleum of Kūkai, founder of the Shingon school of esoteric Buddhism.
Dzogchen Monastery was founded by Pema Rigdzin, 1st Dzogchen Rinpoche (1625–1697) in 1684. [1] It became especially renowned for its Sri Singha Shedra, which was established by Gyelsé Zhenpen Tayé (Wylie: rgyal sras gzhan phan mtha' yas) during the time of Mingyur Namkhé Dorje, 4th Dzogchen Rinpoche shortly after the monastery was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake in 1842.
Saitō Musashibō Benkei (西塔武蔵坊弁慶, 1155–1189), popularly known by the mononym Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk who lived in the latter years of the Heian Period (794–1185). Benkei led a varied life, first becoming a monk, then a mountain ascetic, and then a rogue warrior.
[citation needed] Each monk lives in a small cottage, called a "cell," which is divided from its neighbors by a high wall and includes a small garden. Labors include a guest ministry, retreats, a bakery, a book store, cooking, and writing.