Sōmon
Japanese architectural element
Sōmon (総門, lit. general gate) is the gate at the entrance of a Buddhist temple in Japan.[1] It often precedes the bigger and more important sanmon.
References
- ^ Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version
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Elements of Japanese architecture
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- Burdock piling
- Chigi
- Disordered piling
- Engawa
- Hisashi
- Irimoya-zukuri
- Irori
- Katōmado
- Katsuogi
- Kuruwa
- Moya
- Nakazonae
- Namako wall
- Nightingale floor
- Onigawara
- Ranma
- Sōrin
- Tamagaki
- Tatami
- Tenshu
- Tokonoma
- Tokyō
- Tsumairi
- Shibi
- Gates
- Approaches
- Ken
- Koku
- Ri
- Shaku
- Sun
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