shitennouseki 四天王石
KEY WORD : architecture / gardens
 
Lit. Four guardian kings stones. Four stones placed in each corner of a garden. The stones serve the same apotropaic function as statues of the shiten 四天 on Buddhist temple altars. Also called the shitenseki 四天石.
 
 

 
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