Shinden (TCG)

Shinden was the Rokugani word for temple, a structure reserved for religious or spiritual rituals and activities. The Sword and the Spirits, by Robert Denton III
== Temples ==
Temples were places of worship, generally larger and more elaborate than shrines, tended and overseen by monks of whatever order was associated with that temple, and were frequently associated with monasteries. While shrines are normally devoted to 
Fortunes and other spirits, temples in the Empire were more likely Shinseist. Writ of the Wilds, p. 68 Temples were sometimes built where there was already a shrine, on the site of a miraculous event, or in new towns with growing populations in need of somewhere to worship. They were for all people, open daily for individuals to visit and pray, leave offerings, or ask resident monks for guidance. Larger temples required more attention, and monks might reside within them, devoting themselves to the temple and the rituals conducted there. The smallest temples relied on visiting monks, priests, shugenja, or even local volunteers for their rituals and upkeep, but most had at least one resident monk. The resident monks maintained the purity of the air, ensuring incense burned continually, as well as the sanctity of the shrine or sacred relic repository. The monks expelled any who did not follow temple etiquette, which required removing hats, shoes, and weapons before entry and speaking only in hushed tones. The temple keeper's most important duty was taught the laity about the Thunder, Fortune, elements, or aspect of Shinsei's teachings the temple was dedicated to. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, pp. 176-178
=== Appearance ===
The tower gate entrance with guardian statues to stand in marked the threshold between the outside world and the spiritual space of the temple. A path through a temple garden usually led into the main building. Large temples often featured a main building built in the pagoda style, with a floor representing each element. In some temples, the hall nearest the entrance could be opened up, walls moved to create a space that connected the garden and inner rooms of the temple. Wooden temples were the most common, but those built in remote areas or where the weather was harsher might be built of stone. Some temples, like those in Crab lands, appeared fortresslike. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, pp. 179, 181 Temples were built mainly of wood, using sturdy, flexible, post-and-lintel construction, but in the Dragon lands they were built mainly of stone, imposing constructs, as stoutly constructed and defensible as castles. Writ of the Wilds, p. 70
== Rokugani Temples ==
Bishamon's Divine Library 	
The Four Temples 	
Heaven's Wisdom Temple 	
Moeta Shūdō-Shi no Jiin 	"Temple of the Burned Monk"
Mountain Summit Temple 	
Shinden Asahina 	"Temple of the Morning Sun"
Shinden Kasai 	"Monastery of Osano-wo"
Shinden Sandā 	"Temple of Osano-wo"
Temple of Amaterasu at Peaceful Hill City	
Temple of Amaterasu at Ryokō Owari 	
Temple of Daikoku 	
Temple of Ebisu 	
Temple of Hantei-no-Kami 	
Temple of Jikoju 	
Temple of Listening Ghosts 	
Temple of Musubi 	
Temple of Osano-wo 	
Temple of Shinsei 	
Temple of Shinsei's Wisdom 	
Temple of the Fortunes 	
Temple of the Ninth Kami 	
Temple of the Thunders 	
Temple of the Virtuous Thunders 	
Temple to Amaterasu 	
Temple to Fukurokujin 	
Temple to Tenjin 	
Temple to the Kami 	
Temple to the Seven Fortunes 	
Twin Soul Temple 	
Wrath of the Kami Temple 	
== Gaijin Temples ==
The Grand Temple of al-Zawira	
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