Talk:Shichidō garan

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The image with caption: "Plan of Hōryū-ji's shichidō garan", does not show the present (post 670) plan of Hōryū-ji which includes "E,F,G" in the kairō (corridor). I suspect (but haven't checked) that it is the plan of the original Hōryū-ji (pre 670). If that is the case it should be marked as such in the caption. bamse (talk) 15:40, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Bamse. I have no idea of which layout it is. If I find out, I will specify.Urashima Tarō (talk) 23:51, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! This book has the same plan on page 17. But from the explanation (on page 16) it is not clear to which year it refers. All I know is that when I visited in 2007, it looked different. bamse (talk) 00:09, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It will be interesting to note that this word "garan" is still commonly used in Punjabi language in Punjab particularly area in northern Punjab, Pakistan. Garan is here used as 'village'. From here from Taxila centuries ago this world travelled via silk road with Buddhist ideas toward China and japan. While writing pages about japanese temples I encountered this word. In its original sense here it was used as Sang gram means village of friends or place where people of same thinking live and it was used for Buddhist monastries located here. --Khalid Mahmood (talk) 20:29, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]