Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East

Hearn, Lafcadio · 1904

I. A LIVING GOD II. OUT OF THE STREET III. NOTES OF A TRIP TO KYŌTO IV. DUST V. ABOUT FACES EN JAPANESE ART VI. NINGYŌ-NO-HAKA VII. IN ŌSAKA VIII. BUDDHIST ALLUSIONS IN JAPANESE FOLK-SONG IX. NIRVANA X. THE REBIRTH OF KATSUGORŌ XI. WITHIN THE CIRCLE Of whatever dimension, the temples or shrines of pure Shintō are all built in the same archaic style. The typical shrine is a windowless oblong building of unpainted timber, with a very steep overhanging roof; the front is the gable end; and the upper part of the perpetually closed doors is wooden lattice-work,--usually a grating of bars closely set and crossing each other at right angles…

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