Tōdai-ji (東大寺 Tōdai-ji, meaning the Eastern Great Temple), is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden), reputedly the largest wooden building in the world, houses a colossal bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as the Daibutsu (大仏) The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site as “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara,” together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Sika deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the grounds freely.（From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia）
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Front view of the Temple building
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Front view of the Temple building, HDR
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Statue at the Chung Mei Buddhist Temple in Stafford.
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Statues at the Chung Mei Buddhist Temple in Stafford.
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Statue by the entrance of the Chung Mei Buddhist Temple, Stafford TX
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Carvings on the roof
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Carvings on the roof, HDR
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White Dagoba Temple in Beijing
北京白塔寺
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White Dagoba Temple in Beijing
溜旱冰的男孩在北京白塔寺门前
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The mormon temple
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New Shiva temple at chinmaya mission houston
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Shiva statue is lead in a procession to the new temple (murthi sthapana)
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Listen to Iron Maiden while exploring a VR version of the album cover. Nice room in the temple showing all of their album covers. Find it here.
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Senso Ji
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Senso Ji
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Senso Ji
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Senso Ji
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Tōdai-ji Nandaimon (東大寺 南大門, Nara)
Tōdai-ji (東大寺 Tōdai-ji, meaning the Eastern Great Temple), is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 Daibutsuden), reputedly the largest wooden building in the world, houses a colossal bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as the Daibutsu (大仏) The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara," together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Sika deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the grounds freely.（From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia）
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