-A two-story building with long, graceful eaves hanging over the edges: the eaves protect the interior from the sun and rain -Seven external bays on the facade
--The name Great Eastern Temple refers to its location on the eastern edge of the city of Nara, Japan -The temple is noted for its colossal sculpture of the seated Vairocana Buddha -The temple and Buddha have been razed several times during military unrest -The Buddha is influenced by monumental Chinese sculpture
-This is the original center of the Buddhist faith in Japan, from which ancillary temples around the country were served -The building expresses an imperial and political authority combined with religious overtones -It served as a center for the training of scholar monks, who studied Buddhist doctrines
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