‘Sanjusangen-do’ — A Splendid Collection of Japanese Buddhist Art

DIGITAL JOURNAL
By Igor Solar

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JAPAN---The Temple of Sanjusangen-do located in Kyoto, Japan, housing over 1000 wood-carved, gold-leaf-covered, statues of religious figures dating from the Thirteen Century, is one of the most outstanding cultural treasures of Japanese Buddhism. The Temple of the Lotus King The official name of this Buddhist temple is “Renge-o-in”, meaning “Temple of the Lotus King”, but it’s better known as “Sanjusangen-do”, meaning “Hall of the 33 spaces between columns”. This name refers to the 33 spaces between the pillars holding the roof of the 120-meter-long hall, considered one of the world’s longest wooden structures. [link]