Todaiji
Title
Todaiji
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
August 3, 2015
Alternative Title or Name
Great Eastern Temple
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
April, 1972
Work Location
Japan (nation)
Nara (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Japanese architecture styles
Subject
temples (buildings)
Japanese Buddhism
columns (architectural elements)
Description
Detail view of column and its base at the Todaiji Temple at Nara, Japan. "Base of the worship hall was demarcated by support columns anchored along the rectangular perimeter. To ancient man, this rigid geometric shape also identified divine boundaries since one was in the physical presence of Buddha, as represented by the interior statue. Some say this rectangular shape was another Confucian-inspired symbolism of cosmic order and structural stability,"--Japanese architecture & temple structure, Leon Z. Lee, 8/13/2003 from the Association for Asian Research website.
Material/Medium
wood (plant material)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TOJ-097
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