Sodo - Narabi-do

Japanese: 双堂 - ならびどう

This is an ancient building in which two halls are connected in front and behind to form a single space. In ancient architecture, due to restrictions on materials and structure, the beams could not be made extremely large, so this was a way to create a large space with relatively short beams, and a large gutter was placed at the contact line of the eaves of both buildings to prevent rain from leaking in (Horyu-ji Temple's Western Temple Dining Hall, Hosoden, etc.) (Figure 1). In addition, there are also buildings where the sacred space for Buddha and the space for people to worship are built as separate structures and connected to form a single Buddhist hall with a single function (Todai-ji Temple's Hokke-do Hall) (Figure 2), and buildings that are used separately for the night palace of the gods and the day palace (Usa Hachiman Shrine Main Hall), and extensions of the latter can also be seen in the Heijo Palace Imperial Palace and local government offices.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

前後に2棟の堂を接続し，一つの空間を構成した古代の建築。古代建築では部材や構造上の制約から，梁間（はりま）を極端に大きくできないので，比較的短い梁で大空間をつくるための工夫であるが，両方の軒先の接触線に大きな樋（とい）を通し，雨が漏らないようにした(法隆寺西院食堂，細殿など)(図1)。また，仏の聖なる空間と人が礼拝するための空間とを別構造でつくって接続し，一つの機能の仏堂としたり(東大寺法華堂)(図2)，神の夜の御殿と昼の御殿に使い分けるもの(宇佐八幡宮本殿)もあり，後者の延長上にあるものは，平城宮内裏や地方官衙にもみることができる。

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