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	Nara Temples: Horyuji
		Horyuji stands in a bright pastoral landscape to the southwest of the town of Nara.
		Horyuji is firmly on the route of school tours and I want to see its beautiful statues before the crowds engulf the temple with their noise.
		Horyuji was only the second full temple compound to be established in Japan, after the temple now known as Asukadera set up by Soga no Umako in 588 and built by artisans from the Korean state of Paekche.
	www.xs4all.nl /~daikoku/junrei/reijo/11-ban.htm (1909 words)

	Japanese Architecture: Horyuji temple, Kyoto
		Horyuji's history begins in 587 AD, when the ailing Emperor Yomei ordered the construction a Buddhist temple, probably to cure his illness.
		One also marvels that although Horyuji is from the very beginnings of written Japanese history, the buildings already show a highly refined level of style.
		The most notable of the later buildings is the Dream Hall of Prince Shotoku, an octagonal structure in the Eastern Precinct built in the 9th century to commemorate the founding Prince.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /nara/HORYUJI.htm (580 words)

	Nara Travel: Horyuji Temple
		Founded by Prince Shotoku, who is attributed with having introduced Buddhism to Japan, Horyuji is one of Japan's oldest temples.
		The main attraction of the Horyuji's Toin Garan (Eastern Precinct) is the Yumedono, the Hall of Visions.
		Horyuji is located about 12 km outside of central Nara.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e4104.html (220 words)

	LEAD: Pieces of possibly oldest colored wall painting found at Horyuji Asian Economic News - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is the first time for wall painting fragments to be excavated from the alleged ruins of the monastery, said to have been built in 607 by Prince Shotoku in the town of Ikaruga and destroyed by fire 63 years later, officials of the Ikaruga board of education said.
		The painted mural of the original monastery at Horyuji was highly likely to have been a feature of either the main hall or the pagoda, the officials said.
		The technique used to paint the wall is thought to be similar to the one used in the wall paintings at the current main hall of Horyuji Temple and the ancient Kitora tomb in the Nara village of Asuka.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2004_Dec_13/ai_n8581245 (602 words)

	Horyuji Temple, Nara
		The oldest completely preserved temple complex in Japan, the Horyuji Temple, is a magnificent example of the architecture of the Asuka period (552-645) with masterly works of art covering the whole range of Japanese history.
		As one of the "Seven Great Temples of Nara" this became the great center of Buddhism in Japan, from which the new faith was carried to all parts of the country.
		The Horyuji, principal temple of the Shotoku sect, comprises 45 buildings, erected between the Asuka and Momoyama periods, 17 of which are classified as "major national treasures".
	www.planetware.com /nara/horyuji-temple-jpn-ks-hory.htm (1253 words)

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		The story of Horyuji's founding can be discovered in the historical writings engraved on the back of the halo of the Yakusi Nyorai Buddha statue, located on the eastern side of the room in the temple's Main Hall, and in the official inventory of Horyuji property holdings recorded in 747.
		Today, Horyuji is composed of the Western Precinct (Saiin Garan), which is centered around the Five-Story Pagoda (Goju-no-To) and the Main Hall (Kondo), and the Eastern Precinct (Toin Garan), which is arranged around the Hall of Visions (Yumedono).
		Throughout the 187,000-square-meter grounds are irreplaceable cultural treasures, bequeathed across the centuries and continuing to preserve the essence of eras spanning the entire journey through Japanese history since the 7th century.
	www.horyuji.or.jp /horyuji_e.htm (432 words)

	Japan 7 Photographs: Kyoto Area
		Closeup of the Kongo Rikishi head that was sculpted in 711 at Horyuji Temple in Nara, the ancient capital.
		The Horyuji Temple pagoda is one of the oldest wood buildings in the world at 1,300 years.
		Horyuji is a repository of 2,300 Buddhist and Japanese cultural treasures.
	www.danhagerman.com /JapanPhoto7.htm (2090 words)

	Horyuji - Nara, Japan
		Horyuji (Flourishing Law Temple) is an important Buddhist temple in Ikaruga near Nara.
		Horyuji is of great historical importance: it was from here that Buddhism blossomed and spread throughout Japan.
		Following is a table of the most important buildings at Horyuji, listed in the order of the usual recommended itinerary beginning at the southern gate into the Western Temple and ending at the eastern end of the complex.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /japan/nara-horyuji.htm (937 words)

	Horyuji travel guide - Wikitravel
		The town of Horyuji has grown around the eponymous temple of Horyuji, the "Temple of the Flourishing Law".
		JR Horyuji station is on the Yamatoji line, 12 minutes from Nara and 23 minutes from Tennoji in Osaka.
		The Laurel to Kindo's Hardy, this graceful five-story pagoda is the oldest in Japan and a much-copied archetype.
	wikitravel.org /en/Horyuji (651 words)

	HORYUJI TEMPLE
		The story of Horyuji’s founding can be discovered in the historical writings engraved on the back of the halo of the Yakushi Nyorai Buddha statue, located on the eastern side of the room in the temple’s Main Hall.
		Horyuji is composed of the Western Precinct (Saiin Garan), which is centered around the Five-Story Pagoda (Goju-no-To) and the Main Hall (Kondo), and the Eastern Precinct (Toin Garan), which is arranged around the Hall of Visions (Yumedono).
		In 1993 Horyuji was selected by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage as a unique storehouse of world Buddhist culture.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/horyuji.html (239 words)

	Japan 6 Photographs: Kyoto Area
		The east Kongo Rikishi gate guardian at Horyuji Temple in Nara was sculpted in 711 and is one of a pair and the oldest in Japan.
		The west Horyuji Temple Kongo Rikishi gate guardian was sculpted from wood in 711.
		The pagoda and main hall at Horyuji Temple are the oldest wooden structures in the world and date to the 7th century.
	www.danhagerman.com /JapanPhoto6.htm (1889 words)

	Buddhist Monuments in the Horyuji Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There are 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyuji area, in the Nara Prefecture.
		Eleven of them were constructed before or during the 8th century, and marked an important date in the history of art-illustrating the adaptation of Chinese Buddhist architecture and layouts to Japanese culture, as well as in the history of religion-since their construction coincides with the introduction of Buddhism to Japan.
		Built by Shotoku Taishi, a leader of Japanese government, in 607 A.D., the Horyuji temple is the oldest wooden building in the world.
	library.thinkquest.org /21404/nara.htm (154 words)

	Old Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Horyuji was built in 607, in the village of Ikaruga between Asuka and Nara, as a retreat for Prince Regent Shotoku Taishi in his retirement.
		Horyuji is divided into an East Precinct and a West Precinct, with the courtyard of each precinct aligned on a north-south axis.
		Shown in this photo is the southern approach to the West Precinct.
	www.art-and-archaeology.com /japan/horyuji1.html (123 words)

	Gallery of Horyuji Treasures Tokyo by Yoshio Taniguchi
		The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, one of the museum buildings in the Tokyo National Museum complex in Ueno Park, replaces an existing building on the same site that had served mainly to preserve the works of art in storage of the Horyuji collection.
		The Horyuji Treasures consist of over 300 valuable objects, mainly from the 7th to 8th Centuries, which were donated to the Imperial Household by Horyuji Temple in 1878.
		Also located within Ueno Park not far from the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures are The International Library of Children's Literature by Tadao Ando and The National Museum of Western Art by Le Corbusier.
	www.galinsky.com /buildings/horyuji (621 words)

	Yoshio Taniguchi and Associates - The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures :: arcspace.com
		Yoshio Taniguchi and Associates - The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures :: arcspace.com
		The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, one of the museum buildings in the Tokyo National Museum complex, is surrounded by nature and cultural assets.
		The Horyuji collection was donated to the Imperial Household by the temple in 1878, and the approximately 300 cultural properties became national property after WWII.
	www.arcspace.com /architects/taniguchi (355 words)

	Japan
		Horyuji started building in the mid 6th century A.D. through the 8th century A.D. In honor of his father's dying wish to build a temple and image of Buddha, the Crown Prince Shotoku built Horyuji which houses the large Buddha statue.
		Horyuji includes over 2,300 historial artifacts and buildings which date back over 1,300 years.
		The overall grounds are very impressive with many different buildings and sights to see.
	horacemann.usd259.org /jantz/japan/culture.htm (1479 words)

	Clipper Odyssey - Islands of Japan - May 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Two fierce guardian figures stand at the temple entrance.
		The main worship hall and pagoda at Horyuji
		A roofed corridor surrounds the main set of buildings in the Horyji complex; much of the wood used in its construction is original, dating back to the sixth century!
	academic.csuohio.edu /makelaa/odyssey/horyuji01.html (112 words)

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