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title: Main Hall, Toshodai-ji
author: 663highland
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6726/main-hall-toshodai-ji/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Main Hall, Toshodai-ji

_Authored by 663highland_

## Image File

[![Main Hall, Toshodai-ji](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6726.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6726.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Toshodai-ji is a [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of the Risshu sect in [Nara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara/), [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). Founded in 759 CE by the Chinese monk Ganjin, it boasts the largest [Nara period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara_Period/) building that has survived. This is the Main Hall or Kondo which has a distinctive facade of eight wooden columns.

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toshodaiji_Nara_Nara_pref02s3s4560.jpg) by [**663highland**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toshodaiji_Nara_Nara_pref02s3s4560.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 30 May 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.