
is the gate at the entrance of a
Buddhist temple in Japan.
[Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version] It often precedes the bigger and more important ''
sanmon
A or is the most important mon of a Japanese Zen Buddhist temple, and is part of the Zen '' shichidō garan'', the group of buildings that forms the heart of a Zen Buddhist temple.JAANUS It can be often found in temples of other denominations ...
''.
References
Gates in Japan
Japanese architectural features
Japanese Buddhist architecture
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