shougon　荘厳

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

The ornamentation of a Buddhist hall. A Buddhist statue made in a dignified and beautiful style by adding features such as a canopy *tengai 天蓋, decorative streamers, douban どう幡, and strings of jewels *youraku 瓔珞. The decorations the decorated hall or the statue itself may be referred to as shougon.

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