thekimonogallery: The Hō-ō-dō or Phoenix Hall is the main temple of the Byodoin monastery. Built in
thekimonogallery: The Hō-ō-dō or Phoenix Hall is the main temple of the Byodoin monastery. Built in 1053, as the Amidabha Hall (national treasure) to enshrine a statue of Amitabha Tathagata, also a national treasure. It is located in Uji which is south of Kyoto. Photography by Hiroki.Nose@hirokingraphy -- source link