Tōdai-ji
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Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan. The construction of the temple was an attempt to imitate Chinese temple
Great Buddha Hall (daibutsuden), a National Treasure
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.
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.
Daibutsu
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Daibutsu or 'giant Buddha' is the Japanese term, often used informally, for large statues of Buddha. The oldest is that at Asuka-dera and the best-known is that at Tōdai-ji in Nara. The Tōdai-ji Daibu
Tōdai-ji
…between 1974 and 1980. Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿, Daibutsuden) houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu (大仏). The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of…
Replica of Great Buddha of Kyoto
Ushiku Daibutsu Great Buddha in Japan
Postcard Buddha
Kamagaya daibutsu