One of Japan\'s oldest official temples, tracing its origins to the Kumago Shoja built by Prince Shotoku in the reign of Empress Suiko, which developed through successive names—Kudara Daiji, Takechi Daiji, and Daikan Daiji. Relocated to its current site at the time of the capital\'s move to Heijokyo, it stood at the head of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto and at its height housed 887 scholar monk…

The origins of Daian-ji trace back to the early 7th century, when Prince Shotoku is said to have founded a small temple known as Kumago Shoja during the reign of Empress Suiko. It was later developed as Kudara Daiji under the imperial vow of Emperor Jomei, then successively renamed Takechi Daiji and…