Kuri (kitchen)
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A {{nihongo|kuri|庫裏|lit. warehouse behind}} or {{nihongo|kuin|庫院|lit. warehouse hall}} is the kitchen of a Zen monastery,Kinoshita, 259 typically located behind the butsuden (or, Buddha Hall). Historically the kuri was a kitchen which prepared meals only for the abbot and his guests, though in modern Japan it now functions as the kitchen and administrative office for the entire monastery.Baroni, 201Watanabe, 34
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- {{cite book| last =Baroni| first =Helen J.| author-link =Helen J. Baroni| title =The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism| publisher =The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.| year =2002| isbn = 0-8239-2240-5| oclc =42680558}}
- {{cite book| last =Kinoshita| first =June|author2=Palevsky, Nicholas | title =Gateway to Japan| publisher =Kodansha International| year =1998| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=477002018X| isbn = 4-7700-2018-X}}
- {{cite book| last =Watanabe| first =Hiroshi| title =The Architecture of Tokyo: An Architectural History in 571 Individual| publisher =Edition Axel Menges| year =2001| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=3930698935&=Search&qt=owc_search| isbn = 3-930698-93-5}}
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