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This paper tries to clarify the constitution of religious space in main shrine of Kitano-Tenmangu, paying attention to the thought connecting Shintoism and Buddhism (Shinbutsu-shugo). The concluding summary is as follows : (1) The tradition in "Kitano-Engi" ("The origin of Kitano-Tenmangu") says that : the form of the shrine was the "three-eave" type at the foundation of Tenmangu in the middle of the 10th century. This form was probably influenced by the Hie-style shrine which still exists in Hie-Taisha. (2) From document of the 14th century, we know that, at that time, it was then, as now, a four-eave style, and that a little pagoda in which Buddha's ashes were kept was under the back eave. (3) People used to go to the back of the shrine to pray to Buddha's ashes. The religious spatial composition is a considerable expression of the close relationship between Buddhism and Shintoism. Compared with Hie-style shrines, this architecture reflects a progression towards simplicity.
