sanmon

Also known as San-mon

thumb|275px|Tōfuku-ji's sanmon (Japan's National Treasure)

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Commons category: San-mon
name in kana: さんもん
revised Hepburn romanization: sanmon
native label: 山門

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Position, function and structure
Three ranks
Second story
Examples
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Case 2
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thumb|275px|Tōfuku-ji's sanmon (Japan's National Treasure)

A or is the most important mon of a Japanese Zen Buddhist temple, and is part of the Zen shichidō garan, the group of buildings that forms the heart of a Zen Buddhist temple. It can be often found in temples of other denominations too. Most sanmon are 2- or 3-bay nijūmon (a type of two-storied gate), but the name by itself does not imply any specific architecture.