Engakuji Temple Shariden Hall

Japanese: 円覚寺舎利殿 - えんがくじしゃりでん

A national treasure of Zen architecture in the grounds of Engakuji Temple in Kamakura. It was once considered a representative example of architecture from the Kamakura period, but it is now clear that it was built in the Muromachi period. However, along with the Jizo Hall of Shofukuji Temple (Higashimurayama City, Tokyo), it is the oldest surviving example of Zen architecture, and the patterns of the elbow beams and fan rafters can be clearly seen.

Source: Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition About Obunsha Japanese History Dictionary, Third Edition

Japanese:

鎌倉円覚寺境内にある禅宗様建築の遺構
国宝。かつて鎌倉時代の代表的遺構とされていたが，今では室町時代の建築であることが明らかになった。しかし，正福寺地蔵堂（東京都東村山市）とともに現存最古の禅宗様の遺構であり，肘木 (ひじき) や扇垂木の模様などがよくわかる。

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