Todaiji (Todai-ji) Temple, Nara, Japan

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Todaiji (Todai-ji) meaning the Eastern Great Temple), is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsu-den)) 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 and much of Nara freely.

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Size: 5180px × 3428px
Location: Nara, Nara Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, East Asia
Photo credit: © Japanese Temples / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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