堂
ドウ
public chamber; hall
Words
朝堂院
ちょうどういん
- reception compound; part of the palace where important ceremonies were held n
持佛堂
じぶつどう
- hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept n
観音堂
かんのんどう
- temple dedicated to Kannon n
堂舎
どうしゃ どうじゃ とうじゃ
- large and small buildings, esp. shrines and temples n arch
大師堂
だいしどう
- hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple) n