Talk:Buddhist temples in Japan

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Article start
I have just begun this article, and at the moment I have neither the sources nor the time to make this all I want it to become. This is a subject that could easily become a lengthy and detailed article, and one worthy of Featured Article Status.

Here are my comments, a combination of 'notes to self' and notes to anyone else who comes across the article:


 * Layout & Geomantic Positioning: I am sure that more can be put here, I just don't really have the sources. Which buildings are crucial to a proper Buddhist temple complex, and how must they be arranged? What functions do the different buildings serve? Should we create an entire section on life in a Buddhist monastery/temple, or is that covered better in articles on Buddhism in Japan, and on monks?


 * Architecture: Sub-sections should be created for the Honden/Kondo, Pagodas, etc., along with detailed explanations or at least wikilinks to Japanese joinery, roofing design, etc.


 * History: Do we even need a history section, or can this be covered in the Architecture section, and the Buddhism in Japan article?

Thanks for any help or suggestions anyone would like to offer. I hope to add to this article in bits and pieces, spurts and starts, over the next few very busy weeks. ^_^ LordAmeth 03:44, 22 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Goshuin: (or maybe the section sub-title should be something like "interesting things to do at temples and shrines"? ... stated more eloquently)  I have found it very interesting and satisfying to get a goshuin calligraphy and stamp at each temple. One buys a goshuin book at the first temple they go to. Then, at each subsequent temple, you ask if they 'do' goshuin. If yes, you are directed to the calligrapher, usually in a small side building.  For 300-500 yen, they add a calligraphy and some stamps representative of their temple.  See this web site for examples:  http://www.geocities.com/kuriburu2002/page-albu-gosh.html.  I don't feel that I know enough about the history or meaning of goshuin to actually write the entry.  I urge someone else who knows more to do so!


 * A brief article is available in Japanese at ja:御朱印 Fg2 10:16, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Herbert Offen Research Collection
Please do not remove the link to the Herbert Offen Research Collection at the Peabody Essex Museum. It is a comprehensive, well known, and well respected bibliography. It has a great deal of information on exactly this subject. (February 25, 2010) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.200.185.18 (talk) 19:46, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

To do
The article needs a section about the shinbutsu bunri and another about the haibutsu kishaku. -Frank (Urashima Tarō) (talk) 05:18, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Contradiction: temple / shrine
This article is contradicting with definition of word temple. It's obvious that most Buddhist places in Japan are shrines. 61.215.99.250 (talk) 06:11, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Duplication with 'Japanese Buddhist architecture' article
A lot of content is duplicated in this article and in Japanese Buddhist architecture. This should be rationalised. This article should contain just a summary of the architecture information. The other option is to merge the two articles, but I'm not sure that's a good idea. Nurg (talk) 23:48, 26 April 2024 (UTC)