Drum Tower
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Drum Tower is a historic structure within the ancient Buddhist temple complex Tōshōdai-ji in Nara, Japan, traditionally used for housing and sounding ceremonial drums.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drum Tower (Tōshōdai-ji) | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
temple building ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Japanese temple architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | wooden tower ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nara period Buddhist architecture
ⓘ
Tōshōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| era | ancient Japan ⓘ |
| function |
marking time with drum sounds
ⓘ
supporting temple rituals ⓘ |
| hasComponent | ceremonial drums ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic structure in Nara ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a historic Buddhist temple complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōshōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ historic city of Nara ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tōshōdai-ji temple complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Buddhist temple complex ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | ceremonial sound signaling ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ritsu school of Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | example of traditional drum tower in Japanese Buddhist temple ⓘ |
| templeComplexElement | auxiliary building of main temple precinct ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy | Buddhist monks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
housing ceremonial drums
ⓘ
sounding ceremonial drums ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Buddhist ceremonies
ⓘ
temple rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.