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Toshodaiji
奈良県
Head temple of Ritsu, founded by Ganjin — UNESCO World Heritage
創建
759 年
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寺院
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近鉄西ノ京駅から徒歩10分
奈良県奈良市五条町13-46
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Temple
Founded 759
1267 years
Enshrined Deity
盧舎那仏
Buddhist Sect
律宗
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概要
Toshodaiji (UNESCO World Heritage) is the Ritsu sect head temple, founded 759 by Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin). Its Kondo is the pinnacle of Nara-period architecture. The Vairocana Buddha, Thousand-Armed Kannon, and Medicine Buddha — all National Treasures — represent the finest Nara sculpture. Jianzhen's dry-lacquer portrait is also a National Treasure.
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Founded in 759 by the Chinese monk Ganjin on land donated by Prince Niitabe. Ganjin established it as a center for proper Buddhist ordination after finally reaching Japan on his sixth attempt. The Kondo is a National Treasure preserving Nara-period architecture. The seated Ganjin statue (National Tr…
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若葉して御めの雫ぬぐはばや
Yosa Buson 1779年
Seasonal word
若葉（夏）
唐招提寺開山・鑑真和上像を拝して。
盲目の鑑真和上像の御目に、若葉で雫を拭ってさしあげたい、という蕪村の深い追悼の情。絵師としての目が御像の涙を見た。

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Tenpyō Culture
The aristocratic culture of the 8th-century Nara period, peaking under Emperor Shōmu. Based on High Tang culture and state Buddhism, it established a cosmopolitan style. Masterpieces include the Tōdai-ji Great Buddha (Vairocana, consecrated 752), Kōfuku-ji's Ashura statue, Tōshōdai-ji founded by Ganjin (who crossed from Tang on his 6th attempt), and the Shōsō-in treasures including Persian and Central Asian artifacts. Literary achievements include the Kojiki (712), Nihon Shoki (720), Fudoki, Kaifūsō, and the "Man'yōshū" (ca. 4,500 poems) compiled by Ōtomo no Yakamochi. A hub where East and West converged.
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Related Figures
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Ganjin
Founder of Toshodaiji
Age 71 at founding
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In 742, the eminent Tang monk Ganjin resolved to travel to Japan at the request of Japanese monks Yoei and Fusho. Five attempts failed due to storms, shipwrecks, and interference — he lost his eyesight along the way but never wavered. In 753, at age 66, he finally succeeded on his sixth attempt. He established the formal ordination system at Todaiji, then founded Toshodaiji in 759. Ganjin's indomitable spirit is immortalized in Inoue Yasushi's novel 'Tempyo no Iraka' and remains a symbol of Sino-Japanese cultural exchange.
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