抄録
Since no man has ever investigated the building of Chinjusha-Shrine, Todaiji-Temple, the writer refers to it in this paper for the first time. Based on old documents, the writer has tried to reproduce the change of its architectural style from the original form in the Heian Period to the present time, and concluded that, while the style has been altered, it has continuously kept the elements of Hachimanzukuri-Style. It has also been disclosed that (1) it was intiated by taking the style of Honden (main building) of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine in the Kamakura Period, (2) it lost Koden (back building) in the Momoyama Period, (3) in the Edo Period, the perfect reconstruction with the style of Hachimanzukuri was planned, but, actually, only Raiden was built temporarily, (4) the Raiden was then regarded as temporary Honden quite exceptionally. The writer also points out that the Honden in this shrine is one of very old examples which imitated the style of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine.
