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			<comment><![CDATA[The main building of <a href="http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hstj/nara/todaiji.html"> Todai-Ji </a>, viewed from the entrance.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Todai-ji was founded in 752 by emperor Shomu to enshrine the great image of Buddha and to serve as the country's head buddhist temple.]]></comment>
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		<image name="IMG_1006.JPG">
			<comment><![CDATA[This is the main building of Todai-Ji, called Daibutsu-den (Kondo).  The present structure was rebuilt in 1709 which is about two-thirds the size of the original. It is the largest wooden structure in the world. ]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[A replica of the lotus petals that the Buddha statue is sitting on.]]></comment>
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		<image name="IMG_1008.JPG">
			<comment><![CDATA[The bronze stature of the great Buddha called daibutsu.]]></comment>
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		<image name="IMG_1009.JPG">
			<comment><![CDATA[The 16-meter high statue embodying Buddha Virushana (Vairocana) as the principal image of the Todai-Ji temple.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[The main gate of Todai-Ji, Nara Park, Nara, Japan.]]></comment>
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		<image name="IMG_1011.JPG">
			<comment><![CDATA[The upper part of the entrance of Kondo (main hall).]]></comment>
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		<image name="IMG_1012.JPG">
			<comment><![CDATA[The <a href="http://member.nifty.ne.jp/asunara/hakkaku.htm"> Octagonal Lantern </a>.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Niles loved all the water basins, well because the cool water felt good on a hot summer day!]]></comment>
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		<image name="IMG_1016.JPG">
			<comment><![CDATA[Apparently, the positions of the hands differ from Buddha to Buddha, and each form has its own meaning. In the case of the <a href="http://member.nifty.ne.jp/asunara/hands.htm"> Great Buddha</a> of the Todai-ji Temple, the right hand suggests we need not worry too much, because the Buddha will help us. The left hand indicates that the Buddha will make our hopes come true.]]></comment>
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		<image name="IMG_1018.JPG">
			<comment><![CDATA[Strolling inside the <a href="http://member.nifty.ne.jp/asunara/gbh.htm"> great buddha hall </a>.]]></comment>
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		<image name="IMG_1019.JPG"/>
		<image name="IMG_1020.JPG"/>
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