Ishi-no-ma-zukuri
Ishi-no-ma-zukuri (石の間造), also called gongen-zukuri (権現造), yatsumune-zukuri (八棟造) and miyadera-zukuri (宮寺造), is a complex Shinto shrine structure in which the haiden , or worship hall, and the honden , or main sanctuary, are interconnected under the same roof in the shape of an H.[1]
The connecting passage can be called ai-no-ma (相の間), ishi-no-ma (石の間), or chūden (中殿) ("intermediate hall").[2] The floor of each of the three halls can be at a different level. If the ai-no-ma is paved with stones it is called ishi-no-ma, whence the name of the style. It can, however, be paved with planks or tatami . Its width is often the same as the honden's, with the haiden from one to three ken wider.[2]
This style, rather than the structure of a building, defines the relationship between member structures of a shrine. Each member then belongs to a particular architectural style. For example, the honden and haiden at Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine (大崎八幡宮, Ōsaki Hachiman-gū) are single-storied, irimoya-zukuri edifices.[3] Because they are connected by a passage called ishi-no-ma and are covered by a single roof, however, the complex is classified as belonging to the ishi-no-ma-zukuri style.
One of the oldest examples is Kitano Tenman-gū in Kyoto.[1] The gongen-zukuri name comes from Nikkō Tōshō-gū in Nikkō, which enshrines the Tōshō Daigongen (Tokugawa Ieyasu) and adopts this structure.[2]
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[edit ]- ^ a b Encyclopedia of Shinto, Gongen-zukuri accessed on December 2, 2009
- ^ a b c Jaanus, Gongen-zukuri, accessed on December 5, 2009
- ^ "Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine - Information in English" (PDF). Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine . Retrieved 2009年11月04日.
