Shunjōbō Chōgen

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Shunjōbō Chōgen

Japanese monk

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Japanese architecture
The Kamakura period
…and architecture than the monk Shunjōbō Chōgen (1121–1206), who oversaw the restoration of Tōdai Temple. Nandai-mon, the main entry gate of this revered temple, offers a superb example of the tenjiku-yō (“Indian style,” although it originated in Southern Song China) of architecture introduced during the reconstruction. Extravagantly conceived eaves wing…
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…and architecture than the monk Shunjōbō Chōgen (1121–1206), who oversaw the restoration of Tōdai Temple. Nandai-mon, the main entry gate of this revered temple, offers a superb example of the tenjiku-yō (“Indian style,” although it originated in Southern Song China) of architecture introduced during the reconstruction. Extravagantly conceived eaves wing…
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