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Tōdai-ji (東大寺, Todaiji temple, "Eastern Great Temple") 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 temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. Though it was originally founded in the year 738 CE ...
Temple bell 梵鐘 bonshō [95] 752: NT: Octagonal gilt bronze lantern 金銅八角燈籠 kondō hakkaku tōrō [27] [96] Nara period: located in front of the Daibutsuden: NT: Box with flower and bird design 花鳥彩絵油色箱 kachō saieyushokubako [97] Nara period: NT: Deer hide with grape arabesque pattern 葡萄唐草文染韋 budō ...
The Irago Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln ruins (伊良湖東大寺瓦窯跡, Irago Tōdaiji gayō iseki) is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a number of Anagama kilns, from which the roof tiles for the Kamakura period reconstruction of the temple of Tōdai-ji in Nara were made.
Dedicatory records of Tōdai-ji temple, 756 The construction of the Tōdai-ji Buddhist temple complex was ordained by Emperor Shōmu as part of a national project of Buddhist temple construction. During the Tempyō period, the years during which Emperor Shōmu reigned, multiple disasters struck Japan as well as political uproar and epidemics.
Kaikei's sculpture differs from an older Heian period image that is currently held by Yakushi-ji (also classified as a National Treasure). Whereas the Yakushi-ji Hachiman is a triad image, accompanied by a sculpture of Nakatsuhime and Empress Jingū (as Hachiman is the deification of Emperor Ōjin), Kaikei's sculpture is a solitary image of Hachiman as a monk.
Headquarters of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii are located in Honolulu. The following is a list of the organization's affiliated temples. Skyline with the iconic Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin (Honolulu, Oahu) in the center right. Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, Honolulu; Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin, Hilo; Pacific Buddhist Academy, Honolulu
Less than 1% of Hawaii’s 1.4 million residents are Hindus and on Kauai, the number of Hindus may not even How a massive all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple ended up on Hawaii's lush Kauai ...
Nanto Shichi Daiji (南都七大寺), literally "the seven great temples of the southern capital (meaning the city of Nara)", is a historical common name generally referring to the powerful and influential seven Buddhist temples located in the Nara prefecture. There have been some changes as to which temples are included over the years, since ...