What is a kondō? This video answers that question by looking at the Hōryū-ji in Nara Prefecture, Japan, the earliest surviving wooden Buddhist temple structure in East Asia.

This video describes what a kondō is and how the Hōryū-ji kondō, specifically, functions in a Buddhist context. Learn more about Buddhist architecture!

CHAPTERS

0:00 The Hōryū-ji in Nara, Japan

01:01 What is a kondō?

01:48 Worship in the Hōryū-ji kondō (and the Shaka Triad)