UNESCO World Heritage
| 漢字(Kanji) | 唐招提寺 |
| ひらがな | とうしょうだいじ |
| ローマ字 | Toshodai-ji |
https://toshodaiji.jp/english/index.html
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Toshodai-Ji
From Yakushiji to Toshodaiji
The Street from Yakushiji to Toshodaiji (10-15 mins walk) – Yotenmangu Shrine-Torii Gate-Haiden(Worship Hall), Street…
Toshidaiji| Kondo
Nandaimon – Kondo : Nandaimon(South Great Gate), Jimusyo – Temple Office, Benten Shrine, Lotus Flowers,…
Toshodaiji| Kaidan
Kaidan～Syoro, Poem Monument, Lotus Flowers, Kaidan ,Syoro Bell Tower
Toshodaiji|Kodo – Koro, others
Kodo(講堂) Lecture Hall, Koro(鼓楼) (Shariden), Higashi-muro – Raido, Hozo(宝蔵), Storage of Treasures – Kyozo(経蔵), Storage…
Toshodaiji| Daigo-ido ～ Miei-do
Daigo-ido (well). Honbo,Lotus Flower, Kaizando, Kariteimosya, Mieido Under renovation
Toshodaiji| Gobyo(御廟)
Ganjin Wajo Obyo (鑑真和上御廟) – Abbot Ganjin Mausoleum, Shin Hozo (新宝蔵) (New Treasure…
In 759 the abbot Ganjin(鑑真大和上) was granted the former residence of Prince “Nii-ta-be Shin-no” 新田部親王 (Emperor Tenmu’s son) for the establishment of Toshodaiji Temple(唐招提寺). The name come from the facts that its first abbot Ganjin was from “Toh (唐)”, or “the Tang Dynasty” in China, and that it was founded as a place for Buddhist training under his guidance.
Toshodaiji was the first temple in Japan to be devoted to one of the Chinese Buddhist denominations — namely the Nanzan school. Even today Toshodaiji is regarded as the head temple of Japan’s Ritsu-shu denomination of Buddhist teachings.