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Richard | all galleries >> Galleries >> Our Trip to Japan: May, 2014 > Judy in front of Todai-ji Temple's Main Hall, Daibutsuden (Great Buddha Hall) - the largest wooden structure in the world
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Judy in front of Todai-ji Temple's Main Hall, Daibutsuden (Great Buddha Hall) - the largest wooden structure in the world

In Nara Park in Nara.
Todai-ji is a Buddhist temple originally built in 752 c.e. It was reconstructed in 1692 c.e. but only at 2/3 the size of the original temple - still very large. No nails were used in its construction. At first (752 c.e.) Todai-ji was the head temple for all Japanese Buddhist temples. Currently it is the Japanese headquarters for one sect of Buddhism - Kegon.
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