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	Vairocana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Daibutsu of Todaiji, a Kegon Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan.
		In the conception of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, Vairocana is at the center.
		Vairocana was gradually superseded as an object of reverence by Amitabha Buddha in Japan, but his legacy still remains in the aforementioned Todaiji temple and its massive bronze statue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vairocana_Buddha (569 words)

	Tōdai-ji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Reputedly the largest wooden building in the world, it houses a giant statue of the Buddha Vairocana (Jp.
		The Great Buddha itself was designed by Kuninaka-no-muraji Kimimaro whose grandfather was an immigrant from the Korean Baekje Kingdom.
		The event was broadcast on May 22 and May 23, 1994, in 55 countries all over the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Todaiji (581 words)

	Birushana Nyorai - Big Buddha of Nara, Todai-ji Temple
		Mahavairocana) as the central Buddha of the universe, the so-called Cosmic Buddha.
		This new architectural style, known as the "great Buddha style" (daibutsuyo) or the "Indian style" (tenjikuyo), is well preserved in the nandaimon, for which in 1203 the famed sculptors Unkei and Kaikei made the powerful guardian statues of the Nio (Benevolent Kings).
		Todaiji is also famous as the temple where Omizutori, a central rite in the Buddhist religious calendar, is conducted each year in early spring.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/birushana.shtml (1397 words)

	Nara Historical Expedition :: Kaze:Online magazine from NARA, NIFS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Todaiji Temple, located in the Eastern part of Nara city is famous for the Great Buddha, a 16 meter high wooden statue, and the hall it is contained within.
		Over the years, Todaiji Temple was repeatedly burnt down and rebuilt, every time with the financial contributions and unrewarded cooperation of the people.
		Todaiji Temple today stands as evidence that the spirit with which it was infused when it was built has been conveyed to the present day.
	www.pref.nara.jp /silk/kaze/en/rekishi/001.html (603 words)

	JAL Guide to Japan - Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara ( World Heritage )
		The construction of this Buddha started in 747AD and was completed in 752AD and since the emperor had encouraged the common folk to join this large-scale national project, even priests voluntarily supported the construction by collecting contributions from parishioners and the faithful.
		In 1180, however, Todaiji Temple was essentially destroyed by Tairano Shigehira and his rampaging hordes and was devastated again during the war of 1567, a time of great civil strife in Japan.
		Todaiji Temple's oldest building, believed constructed between 740 and 747AD, is known as "Hokke-do" due to Hokke meetings being held there each March.
	www.kr.jal.com /world/en/guidetojapan/world_heritage/nara/see (462 words)

	Nara Travel: Todaiji
		Todaiji ("Great Eastern Temple") is one of Japan's most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of Nara.
		Todaiji was constructed in 752 as the head temple of all provincial Buddhist temples of Japan and grew so powerful that the capital was moved from Nara to Nagaoka in 784 in order to lower its influence on government affairs.
		Not only is Todaiji housing Japan's largest Buddha statue (Daibutsu), but it is also the world's largest wooden building, even though the present reconstruction of 1692 is only two thirds of the original temple's size.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e4100.html (129 words)

	Emperor Shomu of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He is mainly remembered for commissioning the 16 meter high statue of Vairocana Buddha in Todaiji.
		At the time, this was such a massive undertaking that later chroniclers accuse him of having completely exhausted the country's reserves of bronze and precious metals.
		The emperor personally painted in the statue's irises at the opening ceremony in 752 and declared himself a servant of the Buddha, the Buddhist teaching and the Buddhist monastic establishment, making this the closest anyone ever came to declaring Japan a Buddhist nation.
	www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/em/emperor_shomu_of_japan.html (118 words)

	Todai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan
		It is one of the oldest treasures in the temple dating from the founding of Todaiji.
		The Hokke-do is significant because it is the oldest structure at Todaiji and was probably built between 740 and 747.
		Todaiji is in the north of the park.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/nara/todaiji.html (1509 words)

	Nara Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Todaiji Temple was built at the behest of Emperor Shomu, who hoped to position Todaiji as the head temple and Vairocana Buddha as the central Buddhist deity of the Kokubunji system of provincial temples.
		The inauguration ceremoney of the Todaiji Great Buddha (Vairocana Buddha) was held in 752A.D. under the auspices of Bishop Ryoben, the founder of the temple.
		Todaiji Temple serves both as a place of prayer for peace and affluence on earth, as well as a center of Buddhist doctrinal research, with a special focus on Kegon doctrine.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Nara_ken/Nara-972494/Things_To_Do-Nara-BR-2.html (1277 words)

	Japan Atlas: Todaiji Temple
		Todaiji, a temple complex in the city of Nara in Nara Prefecture, was built in the year 743.
		The best-known relic at Todaiji Temple is its Daibutsu, a colossal statue that, with 15 meters (49 feet) in height, is the world's largest gilded bronze Buddha.
		Photos: (Top) The Great Buddha of Todaiji Temple ((c) Eisuke Ueda); (middle) Daibutsu-den, the pavilion that houses the Great Buddha, is the largest wooden building in the world (Nara Prefecture).
	web-japan.org /atlas/historical/his13.html (527 words)

	Buddha - Wikimedia Commons
		Buddha (Sanskrit, Devanagari script: बुद्ध) can refer to the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, or to anyone who has attained the same depth and quality of enlightenment.
		Gautama Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni) contains identified images of Gautama Buddha, the historical founder of Buddhism.
		Category:Paintings of Life of Gautama Buddha; Paintings of famous scenes in the life of Gautama Buddha.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Buddha (240 words)

	JNTO Website \| Japan In-Depth \| Featured Articles \| World Heritage Sites in Japan \| The Historic Monuments of Ancient ...
		After the capital was transferred to Heiankyo (present-day Kyoto) in 794, Heijokyo was temporarily turned over for use as farmland; after, however, influential temples and shrines including Kofukuji and Todaiji were erected and the area was again developed as "a capital of temples and shrines".
		Todaiji is a noteworthy example, visited by Japanese students on school trips and tourists from all over the world.
		The main body of the Buddha has been repaired many times over the years, but the lotus petal part used as the foundation and both legs are as they were when first made.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/indepth/featuredarticles/worldheritage/c_5_nara.html (479 words)

	Lecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Appreciated for his achievements in Japan, he was honoured as one of the Four Saints of the Todaiji Temple, along with Emperor Shomu, High Priests Gyoki and Roben.
		Todaiji has a tradition of undertaking a commemoration ceremony of the Great Buddha’s consecration every 50 years.
		Gigaku was, however, revived by volunteers on the occasion of the Great Renovation of the Todaiji Temple in 1980, and also performed again by the Gigaku Club of the Tenri University in 2002 (1,250th anniversary of the Great Buddha Consecration).
	www.in.emb-japan.go.jp /Lectures/Lecture35.htm (3297 words)

	The Ancient Capital of Nara and the Old Temple Todaiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Here remain the footprints of Japanese who lived a long ago as 700 A.D. Representative among the temples is the majestic Todaiji, at the center of which is the Daibutsu Den (Building for the Great Buddha Statue).
		Todaiji, the inspiration of Emperor Shomu, was built in 734 A.D. as a national temple.
		In fact, Todaiji means "a large temple to the east (of the capital)".
	www.jgc.co.jp /waza/a1_nara/todaij01.htm (168 words)

	artsmia.org : viewer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		While images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas are the main focus of worship within a temple's main hall, many temples also have smaller halls dedicated to their founders.
		Consequently, people devoted enormous resources to the construction of monasteries and temples, and in the case of priest Gyoki, to the construction of a colossal Buddha in the fervent belief that it would protect the Japanese from calamities ranging from invasion to devastating typhoons.
		The enormous building that held the bronze Buddha was destroyed in 1567 during a period of political unrest and civil warfare.
	www.artsmia.org /viewer/detail.php?v=2&id=4867 (1145 words)

	Nara: Great Buddhas and Deer, Old School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Originally, I thought this was another statue of Amida Buddha, as seen in Kyoto's Chionin Temple, and also the Daibutsu in Kamakura, but in fact it turns out to be yet another Buddha, named Vairocana (in Sanskrit), or Dainichi Nyorai in Japanese.
		To the right of the Great Buddha was a somewhat smaller statue of Kannon, the famous Bodhisattva (think of him/her as a Buddhist 'saint' like in Catholicism).
		However, one thing I liked about Todaiji was there was a small scale model of the complex and one area used to be a school that helped orphan and homeless boys.
	www.hktech.org /~buddha/japan/nara.html (510 words)

	City Guide to Kamakura :: Japan Visitor
		While not as big as the Buddha in Todaiji Temple, Nara, that inspired it, it is considered better in terms of artistry.
		The Buddha first built with the funds raised was actually a wooden one that was eventually destroyed in a storm.
		From the beginning, the Shrine was as much a Buddhist temple as it was a Shinto shrine, blending the two on the basis of the old Shinto gods being manifestations of the Buddha.
	www.japanvisitor.com /index.php?cID=357&pID=1141 (2680 words)

	Japan Society Education - Journey Through Japan
		View from the front veranda of the temple in the rain, Todaiji.
		Reverend Tsutsumi, Abbot of the Great Buddha Hall, in front of the altar that is directly in front of the Great Buddha, Todaiji.
		Reverend Tsutsui, Abbot of the Buddha Hall at Todai-ji Temple.
	www.journeythroughjapan.org /gallery/gallery_detail.cfm?id_gallery=10666390 (153 words)

	The 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Connecting Culture, Creating Trust
		In the 17th century, Korean potters settled in Hagi and established pottery kilns that are still active today.
		On the day of the consecration ceremony for the Great Buddha at Todaiji, masked dancers paraded in front of the Great Buddha.
		The famous Shosoin Repository at Todaiji has a magnificent collection of gigaku masks including some of the oldest in the world.
	silkroadproject.org /smithsonian/nara/geography.html (860 words)

	Todaiji Temple \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Nara \| Frommers.com
		As part of his plans for a Buddhist utopia, he commissioned work for this huge bronze statue of Buddha; it took eight castings to complete this remarkable work of art, which remains the largest bronze statue of Buddha in Japan.
		At a height of more than 15m (50 ft.), the Daibutsu is made of 437 tons of bronze, 286 pounds of pure gold, 165 pounds of mercury, and 7 tons of vegetable wax.
		It was repaired in 861, but alas, the huge wooden building housing the Buddha was burned twice during wars, melting the Buddha's head.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/nara/A31310.html (483 words)

	Japanese Buddhism
		It consists of the teachings of the Buddha, Gautama Siddhartha.
		There were also a few initial conflicts with Shinto, Japan's native religion, but the two religions were soon able to co-exist harmonically and even complemented each other.
		During the Nara period, the great Buddhist monasteries in the capital Nara, such as the Todaiji, gained strong political influence and were one of the reasons for the government to move the capital to Nagaoka in 784 and then to Kyoto in 794.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2055.html (611 words)

	Zen Master Seung Sahn - Wearing a kasa, carrying the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		There, during the period of Nara Buddhism, they built a very large Buddha at Todaiji which was the largest Buddha in the world.
		For many people, when they look at the huge Buddha, a very strong feeling of awe or reverence arises; for a very short time, this feeling takes away their karma, their small I. For some people, when they look at a small Buddha, there is no such feeling.
		Another line says, "Together you and I simultaneously attain the way of the Buddha." This means we are all equal - all animals, all birds, and all human beings are all equal - and all attain enlightenment at the same time through hearing the sound of the bell.
	www.kwanumzen.com /primarypoint/v06n2-1989-fall-dssn-wearingakasacarryingtheworld.html (2967 words)

	The Yamato Section of the Aki Meguri
		Although my goal was to pray in front of the Great Buddha at Todaiji, the route took me past one of my favorite little halls.
		The Feature is limited to the area around the Buddha hall; in the future, I hope to augment this with my "file shots" of the many other halls at Todaiji, for centuries the "National Cathedral" of Japan.
		After Todaiji, I went back to Nara Kintetsu station and hopped a train.
	thetempleguy.com /akimeguri/yamato/1010.htm (656 words)

	Japanese Traditional Music [ Category and Explanation/Tendai Shomyo ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This oldest form of Shomyo played an important part in the ceremonies for the dedication of the great Buddha at Todaiji Temple in Nara in 752.
		In his ten years of study in Tang Dynasty China, he gained a profound knowledge of the rituals of Buddhism and established the foundations of Shomyo chanting.
		The text is a poem praising the four wisdoms of the Buddha.
	jtrad.columbia.jp /eng/s_tendai.html (347 words)

	(Oyama) Afuri Jinja Shrine
		The eagle flew away to the west, some 500 kilometers to Nara near Todaiji (famous for its Great Buddha statue), carrying the boy, and put him down on a cedar-tree branch.
		Another legend narrates that Priest Roben, who was the de facto founder of Todaiji, came back to Kanagawa in 752 at the age of 48, shortly after the consecrating ceremony of the Great Buddha at Todaiji was over.
		Admitting that Priest Roben was real and accrediting founding of Todaiji to him, the tale relating to the Shrine remains legendary and there is no clear evidence to show the Shrine was really built by him that early.
	www.asahi-net.or.jp /~qm9t-kndu/afuri.htm (2528 words)

	entrynmbrv's Xanga Site
		It is filled with great treasures, the greatest of which, I was told, is the Great Buddha at Todaiji.
		As we walked along, we came upon a clearing in the woods that lead to a large temple with a gigantic red gate.
		All I am try to say is that my trip to Todaiji left in me a greater personal understanding of the place of God in the world.
	www.xanga.com /entrynmbrv (2262 words)

	todaiji - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "todaiji" is defined.
		Todaiji : Basic Terms of Shinto [home, info]
		Phrases that include todaiji: todaiji buddha, todaiji temple
	www.onelook.com /?w=todaiji (84 words)

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