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The name was coined later, during the Kamakura period when the other two styles were born.Because by then the style was considered to be native, the term started to be used to distinguish older styles from those just arrived from China.It was characterized by simplicity, refraining from ornamentation, use of natural timber and in general plain materials. Structurally, it was distinguished by a main hall divided in two parts, an outer area for novices and an inner area for initiates, a hip-and-gable roof covering both areas, a raised wooden floor instead of the tile or stone floors of earlier temples, extended eaves to cover the front steps; shingles or bark rather than tile roofing; and a disposition of the shichidō garan adapting to the natural environment, rather than following the symmetrical layouts prevalent for example in Zen temples.
Temples in this style, uninfluenced by the later styles, can be found mostly in the Kansai region, and particularly in Nara.
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The name was coined later, during the Kamakura period when the other two styles were born.Because by then the style was considered to be native, the term started to be used to distinguish older styles from those just arrived from China.It was characterized by simplicity, refraining from ornamentation, use of natural timber and in general plain materials. Structurally, it was distinguished by a main hall divided in two parts, an outer area for novices and an inner area for initiates, a hip-and-gable roof covering both areas, a raised wooden floor instead of the tile or stone floors of earlier temples, extended eaves to cover the front steps; shingles or bark rather than tile roofing; and a disposition of the shichidō garan adapting to the natural environment, rather than following the symmetrical layouts prevalent for example in Zen temples.
Temples in this style, uninfluenced by the later styles, can be found mostly in the Kansai region, and particularly in Nara.
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