hougyou yane 宝形屋根
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Lit. roof segments flowing down on four sides, also called shichuu yane 四注屋根 shihounagare 四方流. A hipped or pyramidal roof, as for example, the top roof of a pagoda. When four or more planes converge, the peak is concealed by a box-like cover *roban 露盤, topped by a precious jewel *houju 宝珠 or, in the case of a pagoda, a finial *sourin 相輪. Since the structural principles are the same, roofs over hexagonal or octagonal buildings *rokkaku endou 六角円堂; *hakkaku endou 八角円堂, are also classified as hougyou yane. They differ only in the number of roof planes. There are numerous Buddhist halls dating from the Heian period and later that have pyramidal roofs. Examples: Kakurinji Taishidou 鶴林寺太子堂 (1112) in Hyougo prefecture, Kaijuusenji Monjudou 海住山寺文殊堂 (13c) in Kyoto, Juurin-in Hondou 十輪院本堂 (early 14c) in Nara. 
 
Negoroji Daishidou 根来寺大師堂 (Wakayama)
Negoroji Daishidou 根来寺大師堂 (Wakayama)

 
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*hougyou-zukuri 宝形造
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