Saturday, November 27, 2010

Todai-ji Temple


Todai-ji Temple, originally uploaded by angryparsnip.

The Todia-Ji Buddhist Temple in Nara is the Eastern Great Temple.

The Great Buddha Hall is the Largest Wooden building in the world.
It houses the worlds largest Bronze statue of the Buddha, Daibutsu.
This Temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This photo does not convey how huge, beautiful this temple is and it
is all made of wood !

overwhelmed. . . parsnip
music. . . The Sheltering Sky, Ryuchi Sakamoto

6 comments:

  1. Gorgeous photo: the sky, the temple, the milling crowd.

    Catching up, yet again!

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  2. Eryl...
    Thanks for stopping by, I know your super busy just glad your catching up when ever you can. All good on my side.

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  3. William...
    I can't even convey how huge this Temple was ! and Beautiful... I love Japan !

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  4. It does look a very tranquil place.

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  5. Pat...
    It was very overwhelming. So huge but inviting at the same time.

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