Tōshōdai-ji

Alternative Names
唐招提寺
Tōshōdaiji
Date
late 8th century; reconstructed 1963
Work Type
temple complex
Material/Technique
wood

The kaidan'in building was destroyed in the 18th century with only the stone foundation remaining. The Kyōzō is used for storing sturas, and has Nara Period Azekura-style architecture. The Korō is located on the east end of the yard and presently used as a library for sacred books.

References

  • Toshodaiji - Exterior: View from Kodo (Lecture Hall)
    Exterior: View from Kō-dō (Lecture Hall)
  • Toshodaiji - Exterior: View from Kodo (Lecture Hall)
    Exterior: View from Kō-dō (Lecture Hall)
  • Toshodaiji - Exterior: View from Main Hall
    Exterior: View from Kon-dō (Main Hall)
  • Toshodaiji - Exterior: View of Complex
    Exterior: View of Complex
  • Toshodaiji - Exterior: View of Complex
    Exterior: View of Complex
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Main Halll), Exterior: North Facade
    Kon-dō (Main Hall), Exterior: North Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Koro (Drum Tower), Exterior
    Korō (Drum Tower), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: View from Kodo (Lecture Hall) looking North
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: View from Kō-dō (Lecture Hall) looking North
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Architectural Detail
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Architectural Detail
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Main Halll), Exterior: Veranda looking toward the Shoro (Bell Tower)
    Kon-dō (Main Hall), Exterior: Veranda looking toward the Shōrō (Bell Tower)
  • Toshodaiji - Kodo (Lecture Hall), Exterior: West Facade
    Kō-dō (Lecture Hall), Exterior: West Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Koro (Drum House) and Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters)
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Korō (Drum House) and Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters)
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Koro (Drum House), Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Kodo (Lecture Hall)
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Korō (Drum House), Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Kō-dō (Lecture Hall)
  • Toshodaiji - Kodo (Lecture Hall), Exterior: South Facade
    Kō-dō (Lecture Hall), Exterior: South Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Koro (Drum Tower): West Facade
    Korō (Drum Tower): West Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Kyozo (Sutra Repository) and Raido (Worshipping Hall), Exterior
    Kyōzō (Sutra Repository) and Rai-dō (Worshipping Hall), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters) and Kodo (Lecture Hall), Exterior
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters) and Kō-dō (Lecture Hall), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall) and Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall) and Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: East Facade
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: East Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Kyozo (Sutra Repository), Exterior
    Kyōzō (Sutra Repository), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Kyozo (Sutra Repository), Exterior
    Kyōzō (Sutra Repository), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Hozo (Treasure House), Exterior
    Hōzō (Treasure House), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Hozo (Treasure House), Exterior
    Hōzō (Treasure House), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: View looking North
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: View looking North
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Southwest Corner
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Southwest Corner
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: South Facade
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: South Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: South Facade
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: South Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Stone Lantern and Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: South Facade
    Stone Lantern and Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: South Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Stone Lantern, Looking South towards South Gate
    Stone Lantern, Looking South towards South Gate
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Door
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Door
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Ceiling and Bracketing
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Ceiling and Bracketing
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Ceiling, Columns and Bracketing
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Ceiling, Columns and Bracketing
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Ceiling, Columns and Bracketing
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Ceiling, Columns and Bracketing
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Ceiling, Columns and Bracketing
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Ceiling, Columns and Bracketing
  • Toshodaiji - Shoro (Bell Tower), View from Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall) West Porch
    Shōrō (Bell Tower), View from Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall) West Porch
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: West Porch with view of Kodo (Lecture Hall) and Shoro (Bell Tower)
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: West Porch with view of Kō-dō (Lecture Hall) and Shōrō (Bell Tower)
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: West Facade
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: West Facade
  • Toshodaiji - Shoro (Bell Tower), Kodo (Lecture Hall) and Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior
    Shōrō (Bell Tower), Kō-dō (Lecture Hall) and Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Detail
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Detail
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Stairs
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Stairs
  • Toshodaiji - Shoro (Bell Tower), View from Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall) West Porch
    Shōrō (Bell Tower), View from Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall) West Porch
  • Toshodaiji - Kondo (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Eaves and Bracketing
    Kon-dō (Golden Hall, Main Hall), Exterior: Eaves and Bracketing
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: Door
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: Door
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: Doors and Column
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: Doors and Column
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: Stone Basin
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: Stone Basin
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda looking North
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda looking North
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda looking South
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda looking South
  • Toshodaiji - Koro (Drum Tower), Exterior: View from Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters)
    Korō (Drum Tower), Exterior: View from Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters)
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda looking North
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda looking North
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda looking North
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda looking North
  • Toshodaiji - Raido (Whorship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Preist's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda, Detail
    Rai-dō (Worship Hall)/Higashimuro (Eastern Priest's Quarters), Exterior: Veranda, Detail
  • Toshodaiji - Kaidan (Ordination Platform), Exterior
    Kaidan (Ordination Platform), Exterior
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