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Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden), Todai-ji temple, Nara.
The original structure housed a huge gilt bronze image of Vairocana, the Cosmic Buddha.
Today rebuilt at only two-thirds the size of the original, it is still the largest wooden structure on earth.

Text and images © Vinayak Bharne & Iku Shimomura, 2003

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