Tōdai-ji
Tōdai-ji (Japanese: 東大寺) is a temple of the Huayan in Nara, Japan. It was built in the Nara period. It is registered as a World Heritage Site as part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara. It is famous for a statue named Daibutsu.
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Great Buddha Hall (daibutsuden), a National Treasure | |
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| Location |  Japan 1 Zōshi-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture
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| Affiliation | Kegon |
| Website | www |
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| Founder | Emperor Shōmu |
| Completed | Early 8th century |
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Tōdai-ji Media
A model of the garan of Tōdai-ji at the time of its foundation, seen from the north side, a part of 1/1000 scale model of Heijōkyō held by Nara City Hall.
Map of the Tōdai-ji complex with a number of buildings that do not exist anymore, such as the two pagodas, and the library, lecture hall, refectory, and monks' quarters behind the main hall
Record of temple lands in Echizen Province in 757 (ICP); as head of the national network of Provincial Temples, Tōdai-ji's privileges included a large network of tax-exempt estates
A Model of the Kondo (Great Buddha Hall) at the time of foundation. The original hall was larger than the one built after it.
The Great South Gate (nandaimon), a National Treasure (13th century)
- Todaijishoro
A model of the Kondo that was rebuilt in the Kamakura period
The Great Buddha (Daibutsu) in the main hall
The temple originally had two large pagodas on either side of the complex, which used to be among the tallest structures of its time.
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