Great Buddha, Todai-ji Temple, Japan

Photographer Andrés García (flickr.com); CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly

This is a front view of the Great Buddha statue of Todai-ji "Great Eastern") Temple in Nara, Japan. Tōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu. The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon School of Buddhism. 

• Celestial guardian king (Komokuten): Detail of one of the protective celestial guardian devas in Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan.

Understanding Buddhism with Alan Watts

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