| A two-storied gate that has a flanking roof that
surrounds the lower story and most frequently has a hip-and-gable roof , *irimoya
yane 入母屋屋根, over the upper story. Very large gates are 5 x 2 bays with
three entrances, goken sanko 五間三戸, but the *sangedatsumon
三解脱門 at Zoujouji 増上寺 (1662), Tokyo is an exception being a 5 x 3 bay gate. Two-storied
that are 3 x 2 bays have one or three entrances, *sangen
ikko 三間一戸 or sangen 三間 sanko 三戸. They are structurally based
on the 8-legged gate type, *hakkyakumon
八脚門, with a second story added. Examples: Manpukuji Sanmon 萬福寺三門 3x2 bays, three
entrances (1679), in Kyoto; Kinpusenji Nioumon 金峯山寺二王門 3x2 bays, 1-entrance (1456),
in Nara. Some two-storied gates have stairways, housed in separate small 2x1 bay,
1-storied structures with gable roofs, *kirizuma
yane 切妻屋根, on each end of the gate. These are called *sanrou
山廊. The stairways lead to the upper part of the gates where the sacred images
are housed. True two-storied gates at Zen temples are often called *sanmon
三門, an abbreviation for sangedatsumon. Some two-storied gates are called *chuumon
中門 because they are actually the middle gate between the main entrance to the
temple and the sacred precincts beyond. Examples include: Houryuuji middle gate,
Houryuuji Chuumon 法隆寺中門, 7c-8c, 4 x 3 bays with 2 entrances. Other two-storied
gates are dedicated to *Kongou rikishi 金剛力士 or *Niou 二王 as at Kinpusenji. Another
example is Koumyouji Nioumon 光明寺二王門 (1248), two-storied, 3x1 bays, hip-and-gable
roof *irimoya-zukuri
入母屋造, covered with *tochibuki
栩葺 (a type of wooden shingled roof). |
