if there is one historical place to visit in nara, todai-ji would be it. it's quite breathtaking and its scale reminds of me the feeling i had when i first saw angkor wat. some quick facts about this temple: while todai-ji is the largest wooden structure in the world, its current width is 2/3 of the original structure. the original temple burned down twice, once in 1180 and again in 1567. the buddha inside is the vairocana buddha, is made of bronze and is the largest one of its kind.
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| pete in front of today-ji and me leaning against a column at the gate into todai-ji do you like my leg warmers? |
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| incense in front of the entrance to burn for good karma |
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| the vairocana buddha or daibutsu (in japanese) |
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| daibutsu (left) and an accompanying buddha statue (right) |
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| on the right, i thought the japanese cypress columns were just plain cool and impressive |
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