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Tōdai-Ji Temple /東大寺/, Great Buddha of NARA, Japan 🗻🗾🇯🇵✍️===⛩️===🗾Tōdai-Ji Temple is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan.🤓Emperor Shomu promoted the construction of provincial temples throughout Japan in order to eliminate social unrest of that time, such as repeated political changes and riots, with the power of Buddhism (the idea of nation protection). On the other hand, the emperor decided to build a Great Buddha. As the principal image of Todaiji Temple, the construction of the world's largest gilt bronze statue of Vairocana was started. In 752, the ceremony for opening the eyes of a newly-constructed image was conducted with great eclat.🧐🤓Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden) houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese as Daibutsu (大仏). The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", together with seven other sites including temples, shrines, and places in the city of Nara.🤓