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Rokkaku-kyōzō

Rokkaku Kyōzō 六角経蔵ろっかくきょうぞう

Six-Sided Sutra Repository

The Rokkaku Kyōzō ("Six-Sided Sutra Repository") is a pagoda-like tower built to house all 3,575 scolls of the "Tripitika," the "Three Baskets" containing the complete body of Buddhist scriptures. The original building was established in the twelfth century by an imperial consort named Bifukumon-in (1117–1160) in memory of her husband, Emperor Toba (1103–1156). The current structure is a reconstruction dating from the year 1934.

At the base of the tower are several wooden handles which can be used to rotate the interior shelves of the repository. It is believed that those who are able to complete three clockwise rotations will receive the spiritual merit equivalent to a complete reading of all the scriptures contained on the shelves.

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