Yumedono ("Hall of Dreams"), a building in the
Hōryū-ji
Buddhist temple complex in
Ikaruga,
Nara Prefecture,
Japan. The hall, which was built in 739, acquired its common name in the
Heian period, in keeping with a legend that says a
Buddha arrived as
Prince Shōtoku, who had originally commissioned the temple, and meditated in a hall that existed there.Photo:
Frank J. Gualtieri, Jr.
Yumedono ("Hall of Dreams"), a building in the
Hōryū-ji
Buddhist temple complex in
Ikaruga,
Nara Prefecture,
Japan. The hall, which was built in 739, acquired its common name in the
Heian period, in keeping with a legend that says a
Buddha arrived as
Prince Shōtoku, who had originally commissioned the temple, and meditated in a hall that existed there.Photo:
Frank J. Gualtieri, Jr.