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Tōshōdai-ji (唐招提寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Risshū sect in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Classic Golden Hall, also known as the kondō, has a single story, hipped tiled roof with a seven bay wide facade. It is considered the archetype of "classical style".
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 ...
Bishamonten statue at Todai-ji temple in Nara. Standing Bishamonten of Tōdai-ji is one of the guardians of a Buddhist temple called Tōdai-ji, or Tadaiji, in Nara, Japan. This statue is from the Kamakura Period, in the first half of the thirteenth century. The original artist is unknown, because the statue was not signed.
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The Kansai region lays claim to the earliest beginnings of Japanese civilization. It was Nara, the most eastern point on the Silk Road, that became the site of Japan's first permanent capital. [20] This period (AD 710–784) saw the spread of Buddhism to Japan and the construction of Tōdai-ji in 745.
Shōsō-in. The Shōsō-in (正倉院) is the treasure house of Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan. [1] [2] The building is in the azekura style with a raised floor.It lies to the northwest of the Great Buddha Hall.
Tōdai-ji Shingon'in shōrō [24] 1649 & following: Prefectural: Shingon'in south gate 東大寺真言院南門 Tōdai-ji Shingon'in nanmon [24] 1649 & following: Prefectural: Kaidan'in kaidandō 東大寺戒壇院戒壇堂 Tōdai-ji Nigatsudō yuya [24] 1733: Prefectural: Nigatsudō bath house 東大寺二月堂湯屋 Tōdai-ji Nigatsudō yuya ...
English: Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan. Date: Taken on 14 April 2005 14:01:22: Source: Own work: Author: Didier Moïse: Permission (Reusing this file)