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Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum

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夢殿大祀廟 (ゆめどのだいしびょう)
Dream Palace Great Mausoleum
Location

Under the Myouren Temple Graveyard

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A place under the Myouren Temple Graveyard, or Myouren Temple itself, which holds the setting for stages 4 to 6 of Ten Desires It holds many spirits such as Soga no Tojiko. Further inside it holds place for The Divine Spirit Mausoleum in which the tomb of Toyosatomimi no Miko is located.

In the past Miko's mausoleum was constantly sealed by Buddhists preventing her from resurrecting. As time passed legends like Toyosatomimi no Miko faded away transporting her mausoleum and everyone within it to Gensokyo.

Additional Information

Name and Concept

The Dream Palace Great Mausoleum is based on the Hall of Dreams (Yume-dono, 夢殿) of Houryuu-ji. It stands in a half area of the temple, Touin (Eastern Yard, 東院), and the other area is Sai'in (Western Yard, 西院). In the Hall of Dreams, there is Guze Kannon, which is said to have the same height as Prince Shoutoku, who Miko is based on.
The Hall of Dreams stands on the ruins of Shoutoku's Palace. More precise explanation: Touin didn't exist yet when Sai'in was built. The original Houryuuji was made up by Prince Shoutoku and his aunt Empress Suiko for the completion of the Buddism project of his uncle or the ex-Emperor Sushun, who had been killed by the most famous man of Soga clan, Soga no Umako. Shoutoku was appointed regent of Suiko, governing well along with Umako. After Shoutoku died, the confrontation got worse between the Soga clan and the anti-Soga faction. Umako's grandson Soga no Iruka killed Shoutoku's son, Prince Yamahiro After a while, Iruka was assassinated, then the clan got far weaker, and disappeared after a little time. But Shoutoku's lineage had got a downfall. Then Touin was built later on the ruins of Ikaruga no Miya (Palace of Ikaruga, 斑鳩宮), the former home of Shoutoku and his son, for the memorial monument of Shoutoku's good ethical personality and political skill. The central facility is the Hall of Dreams.

The entrance of the mausoleum is based on the gates of the Hsiahai Cheng-Huang Temple (霞海城隍廟) in Taipei, Taiwan. The image itself, however, is part of the stock photos that ImageFolio provides in its Oriental set. [1]