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Nara: Tōdai-ji - Daibutsuden

            Tōdai-ji (東大寺), or the Great Eastern Temple, is the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism and one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant temples.  Constructed in 752 as the head temple of all provincial Buddhist temples of Japan under the order of Emperor Shōmu, it quickly grew so powerful that the capital was moved out of Nara to lower its influence on government affairs.  Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿, Daibutsuden), the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Great Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu (大仏).  According to records kept by Tōdai-ji, more than 2.6 million people in total helped construct the Great Buddha and its hall.

Around the back of the Daibutsuden, to the Daibutsuden's left, is a wooden column with a hole through its base.  Popular belief maintains that those who can squeeze through the hole, which is exactly the same size as of one of the Buddha’s nostrils, are ensured of enlightenment.  

Tōdai-ji, along with several Buddhist temples including Kōfuku-ji, Kasuga Taisha, the remains of Heijō Palace, and other sites in Nara, comprise the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, inscribed in 1999.

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Taken in: 日本 / 奈良県 / 奈良市 (show map)

Taken on: May 20, 2011

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Camera: Canon PowerShot S95, f/2.2, 1/50 sec, 6.9mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot S95
Aperture:	f/2.2
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Focal Length:	6.9mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
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