What is Tōdai-ji?
{{Infobox religious building|name=Tōdai-ji|native_name=東大寺|religious_affiliation=[[Kegon]]|image=File:Tōdai-ji Kon-dō.jpg|alt=|caption=Great Buddha Hall (''daibutsuden''), a [[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]]|map_type=|coordinates={{coord|34|41|21|N|135|50|23|E|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}|map_size=|map_alt=|map_caption=|location={{JPN}} 1 Zōshi-chō, [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], [[Nara Prefecture]]|deity=[[Vairocana|Birushana-butsu]] (Vairocana Buddha)|country=Japan|functional_status=|website={{url|http://www.todaiji.or.jp/}}|founded_by=[[Emperor Shōmu]]|year_completed=Early 8th century|image_size=300}}'''Tōdai-ji''' ({{Lang-ja|東大寺}}) is a [[temple]] of the [[Huayan]] in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], [[Japan]]. It was built by order of [[Emperor Shōmu]], [[list of emperors of Japan|45th moarch of Japan]] in the [[Nara period]]. It is registered as a [[World Heritage Site]] as part of [[Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara]]. It is famous for a statue named [[Daibutsu]]. {{Japan-stub}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Buddhist temples in Japan]] [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Japan]] [[Category:8th-century buildings and structures]] [[Category:Nara Prefecture]]