Abstract
The purpose of this article is to consider the buildings which were built on tombs for enshrining dead bodies. The conclusions are as follows. Before the circulation of the Jodokyo, there was no custom to pay a visit to a grave. So the mausoleum was not built in general. In such situation, Tamadonos were very peculiar. These buildings were built from the ninth century to the eleventh. The use of Tamadono was to enshrine the dead body in it, and the subjects enshrined were women in the main. Interior of Tamadono was just a sitting room or a bed room.
