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Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, Shōmu-tennō, September 22, 701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th emperor of Japan, [1] according to the traditional order of succession. [2] Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during the Nara period .
Emperor Shōmu was a strong supporter of Buddhism and he thought it would strengthen his central authority as well. The origin of Tōdai-ji 's Shōsō-in repository itself dates back to 756, when Empress Kōmyō dedicated over 600 items to the Great Buddha at Tōdai-ji to express her love for her lost husband, Emperor Shōmu, who died 49 days ...
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In 716, Kōmyō married the future Emperor Shōmu when he was still the crown prince. Two years later, she gave birth to her daughter, Princess Abe, who would later rule as Empress Kōken and Empress Shōtoku. Her son was born in 727 and was soon named crown prince, but he died as an infant.
Main Hall of the modern Izu Kokubun-ji. Izu Kokubun-ji (伊豆国分寺) is a Buddhist temple located in what is now the city of Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.It is the modern successor of one of the provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794) for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising control of imperial rule ...
While in China, Bodhisena met a Japanese ambassador. The ambassador invited him to Japan on behalf of Emperor Shomu (701-756 AD), who was a devoted Buddhist. [1] He also became acquainted with the tenth Japanese ambassador to China, Tajihi no Mabito Hironari. [2] He also met the Japanese monk Rikyo. [citation needed]
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Emperor Shomu (r. 724–749) ordered the monk-architect Roben to build a temple at Nara between 728 and 749. [4] This decree represented an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. [5] Todaiji is well-known for the Nara Daibutsu, also known as "The Great Buddha of Nara," which is an image of the Buddha Birushana. [4]