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Saiin

Western precinct of a Buddhist temple

Temples

Sai-in (西院) designates the western (西) precinct or compound of a Buddhist temple. Sai is one of the readings of the kanji for west, as in Kansai. In (院) refers to an organized complex of buildings.

In English
West part of a Buddhist temple

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Aizendō Bangai Bekkaku Chōzuya Daishidō Ema Fudasho Goshuin Honbō Hondō honzon Kaikan Kokubun-ji Niōmon Nōkyō Nōkyō-sho Okunoin Omamori Sanmon Shichidō garan Shōrō-dō Tahōtō Tōin Tsūyadō Yakushidō Rakugaki Zushi Waniguchi