Tŏdai-Ji
said to be the largest wooden building in the World
incense
Daibutsu-den Hall
guardian of health
smoke from the incense purifies
Kokuuzo-bosatsu
the guardian
the Great Buddha
the largest in Japan
More Photos of the Great Buddha
offering box
one of the great pillars of the wooden building
sliding through this hole,
the same size as the Great Buddha's nostril,
is an insurance of enlightenment
the courtyard
water for purification
sake cartons and barrels
Daibutsu-den Hall
Daibutsu-den Hall
