Temple architecture

Japanese: 寺院建築 - じいんけんちく

Temple architecture in Japan was introduced from China along with Buddhism, but the structure and style were adapted to Japanese tastes and refined, leading to wooden architecture being the mainstream. There are over 50 ruins of temples from the Asuka period, including Asukadera, but in the Nara period, the Seven Great Temples of Nara and other provincial temples were founded and spread throughout the country. Thereafter, as Buddhism developed, the style and layout of the temple buildings changed, and structures evolved in various ways, including the Chinese style, the Great Buddha style, and Japanese style architecture. Temple architecture declined after the Meiji period, but with the enactment of the Law for the Preservation of Ancient Shrines and Temples in 1897, excellent temple architecture began to be protected as cultural properties, and historical research progressed accordingly.
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Japanese:

日本における寺院建築は仏教とともに中国から伝来したが，構造・様式等日本風に消化洗練され，木造建築の主流を占めるに至った。飛鳥時代の寺院跡は飛鳥寺はじめ50余ヵ所だが，奈良時代になって南都七大寺はじめ各地の国分寺が創立され，全国に広まった。以後仏教の発展に従って，様式や伽藍(がらん)配置が変化し，構造は唐(から)様，大仏様，和様建築など各様に発展した。明治以後寺院建築は衰退したが，1897年古社寺保存法の成立によってすぐれた寺院建築は文化財として保護されるようになり，それとともに歴史的研究が進んだ。
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