Toshodai Ji Temple

Tosedai-ji is an ancient Japanese Buddhist temple located in the city of Nara. The temple is protected and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The shrine is represented by the Rishu tradition and is governed by the Singhon Buddhist school.

The temple was built in 759 by the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjing). Gandzin tried to get to Japan five times, but he was unable to do so due to a storm, a shipwreck, and local officials. Gandzin went blind for the sixth time, but still reached Japan and was able to establish a temple here, in which he was buried.

The only surviving building in the original style is a lecture hall (kodo), and it was previously part of the imperial palace in Nara. In the hall of Miey there is a wooden pedestal of Gandzin, which is shown to tourists and visitors once a year - from 5 to 7 July. In the same place is Vairochana (Buddha Rusyan), a statue of sitting Gandzin and a thousand-armed Kannon.

The main hall (Kondo) was built after the death of Gandzin, it is assumed that in 781. From 2000 to 2010, a large-scale reconstruction was carried out in the temple.