A Study about the Change of the Garden and the Buildings of Shorenin Temple

Abstract

Shorenin Temple was built about 900 years ago in Kyoto. But it was often changed by fire and removal. We can trace the change of the garden and the buildings by studying “Monyoki” and “Kacho-yoryaku” which are old documents of Shorenin. Four drowings are contained in them.
Fig. 2 which was drawn in the 13 th century shows that the garden and the buildings were in the Shinden?zukuri style of Heian period. Fig. 3 in 14 th century shows that the garden was small and made near the main palace. And Fig. 4 in 19 th century shows that the buildings were made in the Shoin?zukuri style and there were four ponds in Edo period. One of them remains near the Kogosho palace at present.