(Japanese: 金堂, “golden hall”). In a Japanese Buddhist temple complex, the main hall for worship, which enshrines the principle object(s) of veneration.
Kondo, Horyu-ji. Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Asuka period. 7th c. CE. Restored 1954.
(Japanese: 金堂, “golden hall”). In a Japanese Buddhist temple complex, the main hall for worship, which enshrines the principle object(s) of veneration.
Kondo, Horyu-ji. Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Asuka period. 7th c. CE. Restored 1954.