Real Travelers who have been to Todai-ji Temple
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queenlolzy said… been at Todai-Ji Temple, which is the largest wooden building in the world. There is a huge… continue reading »
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Travelling Lousies! said… impressive Daibutsu-den hall in the Todai-ji temple with its fearsome wooden carved guard statues… continue reading »
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Shaleen and Eric said
…, we took the JR train to Nara where we visited the immense Todai-Ji Temple (large wooden structure… continue reading »
More information on Todai-ji Temple
The legacy of the Great Buddha and the Todai-ji itself are reflections of Japan's admiration of the T'ang dynasty. During the Nara era, the state used Buddhism to make a power statement. The Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den) is renowned as the world's biggest wooden building, and the Buddha is the world's biggest bronze statue of Buddha. Emperor Shomu attended an opening ceremony in 752 (before gold was put on the Buddha), although another thirty years were spent to complete all the structures in the sprawling temple complex. Todai-ji was twice the victim of major fires and therefore the extant buildings date to 1692.
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The legacy of the Great Buddha and the Todai-ji itself are reflections of Japan's admiration of the T'ang dynasty. During the Nara era, t...
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queenlolzy said
… been at Todai-Ji Temple, which is the largest wooden building in the world. There is a huge… continue reading »
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jtaps said
… brought even more fantastic sights, including the Todaiji Temple and the Nara National Museum… continue reading »
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… or something.From Todai-ji, we walked through a nice park toward Kasuga Grand Shrine. The atmosphere… continue reading »
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