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Lecture Hall
(Kōdō)
The Lecture Hall is where sermons are held. It is the northernmost building of the central temple and has three altars. The object of worship on the east altar is the eleven-headed manifestation of the bodhisattva Kannon (Jūichimen Kannon). Amida Buddha is worshipped at the west altar. Both deities are associated with peace in this world and salvation in the next. Prince Shōtoku (574–622) is enshrined as the principal object of worship in the center of the Hall.
The Lecture Hall has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 1963 with a steel frame and concrete. However, like the other rebuilt buildings in the central temple complex, its appearance is faithful to how it originally looked in the sixth century. Among the reconstructed buildings, the Lecture Hall is distinguished by the thinner pillars in its design. The hall was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2022.
The murals along the walls were painted by Gōkura Senjin (1892–1975) and portray the spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia. In particular, they follow the path of Xuanzang (602–664), a Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar who is known for journeying to India to bring Buddhist texts back to China.
The Lecture Hall has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 1963 with a steel frame and concrete. However, like the other rebuilt buildings in the central temple complex, its appearance is faithful to how it originally looked in the sixth century. Among the reconstructed buildings, the Lecture Hall is distinguished by the thinner pillars in its design. The hall was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2022.
The murals along the walls were painted by Gōkura Senjin (1892–1975) and portray the spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia. In particular, they follow the path of Xuanzang (602–664), a Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar who is known for journeying to India to bring Buddhist texts back to China.