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Todai-ji Temple, Nara
Constructed in 752 on the order of Emperor Shomu, Todai-ji Temple's Great Buddha Hall in Nara is the largest wooden structure in the world
and houses an immense statue of Rushana Butsu.
Constructed in 752 on the order of Emperor Shomu, Todai-ji Temple's Great Buddha Hall in Nara is the largest wooden structure in the world
and houses an immense statue of Rushana Butsu.
 Todai-ji Temple's huge Daibutsuden is now two-thirds of its original size
The Daibutsu Hall contains this 14.84 metre bronze statue of the "Cosmic Buddha" Mahavairocana), later known as Dainichi Nyorai in Japan's
esoteric Buddhism. The Great Buddha (Daibutsu) weighs 500 metric tonnes.
 The Great Buddha (Daibutsu) at Todai-ji Temple
In 784, Emperor Kammu moved the capital from Heijo-kyo (Nara) to Nagaoka and then Heian-kyo (Kyoto) to escape the meddlesome influence of the
powerful Nara temples on affairs of state. However, Todai-ji Temple had close links with the imperial family and nearby Kofuku-ji was the clan temple
of the powerful Fujiwaras, so both continued to exert some influence on the court. Nara is mentioned in the New Herbs chapter of The Tale of Genji when
Akikonomu commissions sutra readings at the Seven Great Temples of Nara.
 View from the entrance of Todai-ji Temple's Daibutsu Hall.
The Daibutsu Hall contains a number of important sculptures and more can be found at the temple's nearby Hokkedo (Lotus Hall) and Kaidan-in
(Ordination Hall).
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