In
Shinto shrine architecture, a is the part within a
Shinto shrine's compound used to house offerings. It normally consists of a connecting section linking the ''
honden'' (sanctuary, closed to the public) to the ''
haiden Haiden may refer to:
*A Gewürztraminer wine
* Haiden (Shinto), the hall of worship of a Shinto shrine
See also
* Heiden (disambiguation)
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'' (oratory).
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JAANUS
Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System, or JAANUS, is an online dictionary of Japanese architecture and art terms compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent. It contains approximately eight thousand entries. It is searchable in both English an ...
, accessed on November 17, 2009 If the shrine is built in the ''
Ishi-no-ma-zukuri
, also called , and , is a complex Shinto shrine structure in which the ''haiden'', or worship hall, and the '' honden'', or main sanctuary, are interconnected under the same roof in the shape of an H.Encyclopedia of Shinto''Gongen-zukuri''acce ...
'' style, its stone pavement is lower than the floor of the other two rooms, and it is called , hence the name.
Heiden
''Encyclopedia of Shinto'', accessed on November 17, 2009 It can also be called or in other ways, and its position can sometimes vary. In spite of its name, nowadays it is used mostly for rituals.
References
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