Kofukuji Temple

Japanese name： 興福寺
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Main Image Gilt-Bronze Buddha Head (Former Principal Image of the Tokondo) Category Nyorai (Tathagata)

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This National Treasure gilt-bronze Buddha head is permanently exhibited in Kofukuji Temple's National Treasure Hall. It is the surviving head of a gilt-bronze Buddha created in 685 during the Hakuho period as the principal image of Yamadadera Temple in Asuka. In 1187, during Kofukuji's Kamakura-period reconstruction, the image was brought to the Tokondo and enshrined as Yakushi Nyorai. After the hall burned in 1411, the head survived and was discovered inside the principal-image pedestal during repairs to the Tokondo in 1937. Because its date of creation is known, it is highly valued as a standard work of Hakuho sculpture, preserving a youthful and refreshing facial expression.

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Spot ID 7434
Temple / Site Kofukuji Temple
Visiting Area National Treasure Hall
Visiting Status Permanent exhibition
Address 奈良県奈良市登大路町48

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