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Tōshōdai ji

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Country
  
Japan

Phone
  
+81 742-33-7900

Affiliation
  
Risshū

Completed
  
759

Founder
  
Jianzhen (Ganjin)

Tōshōdai-ji

Location
  
13-46 Gojō-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture

Deity
  
Rushana-butsu (Vairocana)

Website
  
http://www.toshodaiji.jp/

Address
  
13-46 Gojocho, Nara, Nara Prefecture 630-8032, Japan

Similar
  
Yakushi‑ji, Kōfuku‑ji, Tōdai‑ji, Kasuga‑taisha, Heijō Palace

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."

It was founded in 759 by the Tang dynasty Chinese monk Jianzhen during the Nara period. Jianzhen was hired by the newly empowered clans to travel in search of funding from private aristocrats as well.

Tōshōdai-ji is one of the places in Nara that UNESCO has designated as World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara".

Building list

  • Golden Hall - National Treasure of Japan, built in the Nara period (710 to 794).
  • Korō - National Treasure of Japan, rebuilt in 1240.
  • Kōdō (Lecture Hall) - National Treasure of Japan, built in the Nara period.
  • Hōzō (Treasure House) - National Treasure of Japan, built in the Nara period.
  • Kyōzō (Sutra Storehouse) - National Treasure of Japan, built in the Nara period.
  • Mieidō - Important Cultural Property.
  • Raidō - Important Cultural Property.
  • Shinden - Important Cultural Property.
  • Nandaimon

    • References

    Tōshōdai-ji Wikipedia
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