Inlaid Shari-zushi

… The most common type of relics are relic shrines that enshrine relic containers inside. In ancient times, these were also built in the shape of a palace with a four-sided atrium in the Hogyo-zukuri style, but from the Kamakura period onwards, they became customary to be equipped with doors, and from the end of that period to the Muromachi period, prompted by the rise of Shari (relic) worship, many mass-produced inlaid Shari (relic) shrines appeared, with gilt bronze relic containers attached to the inner walls. Buddhist altar [Kawada Sada]. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "inlaid relic shrines" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　厨子の類で遺品の多いのは，内部に舎利容器を奉安する舎利厨子である。これも古くは宝形造四方吹抜け式の宮殿形につくられたが，鎌倉時代からは扉を具備するのが通例となり，同時代末から室町時代には，舎利信仰(舎利)の隆盛に促され，金銅製舎利容器を内壁に装着した量産式の，嵌装舎利厨子（がんそうしやりずし）を数多く出現させることになる。仏壇【河田 貞】。…

※「嵌装舎利厨子」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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