Todaiji Temple - Kaidando Hall
In the year 754, the Emperor Shomu, the Empress Koken and the Dowager Empress Komyo, took the Buddhist precepts from Ganjin (Jianzhen), who came from Tang China, at the Kaidan-do (ordination hall) built at the front of the Great Buddha Hall. The next year, the Kaidan-do was established as the first official place for jukai (handing down of the precepts) in Japan. There was once the Kaidan-do, kodo (lecture hall), temple quarters, and cloister, but by the 17th century they were destroyed by three different fires. Only the Kaidan-do and Senju-do were restored.
Detailed information
| Opening Hours | 8：00 - 16：30
8：00 - 17：00
7：30 - 17：30
7：30 - 17：00
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| Price | Adults:
Elementary school students
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