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Daibutsuden
Emperor Shomu was orderd to build Todaiji temple and the statue of Buddha in 743.
Daibutsuden and a cherry tree
Cloister
In 752, the huge statue of Buddha was completed.
Daibustu
Daibutsu’s height is 14.98 m (49.1 ft). “Dai” means “big”, “huge” and “great” in Japanese, and “butsu” expresses “Buddha”.
Openwork playing flute Bodisattva in Octagonal Lantern Tower
Stone lanterns
Nigatsudo
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