Japan Historian

September 5, 2008

Todaiji

Filed under: Facts, Land Marks - Administrator @ 10:24 am



Japan’s Famous Landmarks

Todaiji

Nara, Japan

 Todaiji

 Tōdai-ji , meaning the Eastern Great Temple, is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden), reputedly the largest wooden building in the world, houses a colossal bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as the Daibutsu The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara," together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Sika deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the grounds freely.

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  1. I will go to the place soon.

    Comment by buddha statue — September 10, 2009 @ 6:42 am

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