Title
Byodoin Temple
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
November 20, 2015
Alternative Title or Name
Phoenix Hall
Amida Hall
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
May, 1972
Work Location
Japan (nation)
Kyoto (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Heian
Subject
temples (buildings)
Japanese Buddhism
Description
View of Phoenix Hall at Byodoin Temple in Kyoto, Japan. "The Phoenix Hall was unprecedented in plan and construction. Unlike most Buddhist architecture of the time, it was not modeled on an earlier temple structure of group of structures, nor did it follow established protocols for an Amitabha Hall ... the Phoenix Hall was constructed as a square building with galleries extending to each side and a corridor attached at the rear ... The rationale for such an idiosyncratic production lies in the importance of the Visualization Sutra"--from "The Phoenix Hall at Uji and the symmetries of replication" by Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan, in Art Bulletin, December 1, 1995.
Material/Medium
wood (plant material)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TOJ-1253