Todai-ji Nigatsu-do “Namukan” (Nara)
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Todai-ji Nigatsu-do 東大寺二月堂 Nara (奈良) August 9, 2018 About Nigatsu-do Most people go to Todai-ji in Nara for the Great Buddha (and the deer) and understandably so. It’s huge, very imposing, and absolutely worth the visit. However, there’s more to the temple than the main hall that you pay to enter. This goshuin is from one of the other buildings on the Todai-ji grounds, Nigatsu-do, or February Hall. Originally founded in 752, it was later dedicated to Kannon and Suni-e, a repentance service held on the second month of the lunar calendar, has been held here every year since 760.…