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Tōin

Eastern precinct of a Buddhist temple

Temples

Tō-in (東院) designates the eastern (東) precinct of a Buddhist temple. Tō (with a long o) is a reading of the kanji for east, as in Tokyo. In (院) designates an organized complex of buildings.

In English
East Precinct of a buddhist temple
Other spellings
Toin

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