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Also known as the Great Buddha Hall located in the Todaiji Temple during the Nara period.
"The Daibutsuden and the enshrinement of the Great Buddha were intended to provide a holy environment for worship, meditation, and spiritual contemplation. It functioned as a venue for Buddhist rites, ceremonies, and meetings, serving as a focal point for the religious community as well as the larger society." -
The largest wood building has been completed with the 15-metre-tall Bronze Great Buddha statue. -
A fire that was caused by the Genpei War a civil war between 2 powerful Shoguns (clans) Taira and the Minamoto, was a fight for the country's capital.
In the end, the Taira clan established dominance over Kyoto. -
Restoring its cultural and spiritual significance -
Another one of the wars which many strong clans fight for what they call the Tenka Touitsu 天下統一 Basically to rule the world (Emperor). Which caused a fire at the Todaiji Temple, the temple is located in Nara the capital of that time so many clans comes over for war. There was no Emperor found during the Nara period
Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu
are the only emperors who were able to rule Japan in history. -
Another Fire was caused by the civil war. -
Suffered severe damage from the earthquake -
Now the Daibutsuden Nara in the Todaiji Temple is considered a revered UNESCO World Heritage site and a symbol of Japanese cultural and religious heritage where you can learn about the past and the civil wars that took place.
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