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〇Todaiji Temple
Todaiji is the head temple of the Kegon sect located in Zoshicho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. There is no mountain name, and the principal image is Rushanabutsu, also known as the Nara Great Buddha. Kaizan (the first Betto) is a good talker. Officially known as Konkomyo Shitenno Gokoku-no-ji Temple, it is a temple built by Emperor Shomu during the Nara period (8th century) with all his national power. The current betto (chief priest, 224th generation) is Kimihide Hashimura.
During the Nara period, a large temple was built, including the main hall of the Great Buddha (Kondo) and two seven-storied pagodas (estimated to be over 70 meters in height) on the east and west, but since the Middle Ages, many buildings were destroyed by two military fires. was burnt down. The existing Great Buddha has undergone numerous restorations, with only some original parts remaining, such as the pedestal (lotus position), and the existing Great Buddha Hall was enlarged in 1709 in the middle of the Edo period. It has been scaled down and rebuilt. As the temple of the Great Buddha, it is a temple that has attracted a wide range of worship from ancient times to the present day and has had a great influence on Japanese culture.Emperor Shomu had it built in over 60 countries in Japan at the time. It was positioned as ``Sokokubunji,'' the center of Kokubunji.
●UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.
In 1998, it was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as one of the constituent assets of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara."
●Location of shooting location...[Todaiji Temple] 406-1 Zoshicho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture
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16 фев 2024
