Shaka-dō

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Shaka-dō is a principal Buddhist hall at Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei, known for enshrining a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha and serving as an important site of Tendai Buddhist worship.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Hokke-dō 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist hall
architecturalStyle traditional Japanese Buddhist temple architecture
associatedSchool Tendai school of Buddhism NERFINISHED
associatedWith Japanese Tendai tradition
Saichō NERFINISHED
belongsToSect Tendai sect NERFINISHED
country Japan
dedicatedTo Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED
enshrines statue of Shakyamuni Buddha NERFINISHED
function principal hall for Buddhist worship at Enryaku-ji
hasCulturalSignificance important site of Tendai Buddhist worship
pilgrimage destination on Mount Hiei
hasNameOrigin named for Shaka (Shakyamuni Buddha)
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto"
locatedIn Enryaku-ji NERFINISHED
Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
Ōtsu NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Japan NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mount Hiei NERFINISHED
near Kyoto NERFINISHED
partOf Enryaku-ji temple complex NERFINISHED
religious center of the Kyoto region
religiousAffiliation Buddhism NERFINISHED
Tendai Buddhism NERFINISHED
usedFor Buddhist rituals
Tendai ceremonies
devotional worship
worldHeritageSiteSince 1994

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex notableHall Shaka-dō
subject surface form: Hieizan Enryaku-ji
Enryaku-ji notableStructure Shaka-dō
Enryaku-ji notableStructure Shaka-dō
this entity surface form: Hokke-dō