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Byodoin temple
平等院
alternative words: Byodoin, Byodo in, Byoudouin temple, Byoudouin, Byoudou in
keywords:
kyoto
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temple
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world heritage
related topics:
Kyoto prefecture
related web sites:
http://www.byodoin.or.jp
explanation: Located in the south of Kyoto prefecture at Uji city, Byodoin had been first served as a private villa of Fujiwara Michinaga then transformed by his son, Yorimichi, to a Buddhist temple in 1052. The main building commonly called "Phenix hall" extending its side structure and reflecting its image on a pond is really pictorial. The statue of Amida nyorai, inside the hall is a typical Buddhist sculpture of Heiand period. The picture of Byodoin appears on the backside of 10 yen coin.
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French version
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