Nara - Horinji Temple

The Horinji Temple was built in 621 by a son of Shotoku-taishi. The dominating feature of the Kondo (Main Hall) is the seated wood statue of Yakushi-nyorai in the Toribusshi style, influenced by Chinese and Korean models. The hall also contains statues of Kichijo-ten, Sho-Kannon and Bishamonten of the Late Heian period. In the Kodo (Lecture Hall) are painted wooden statues of the Eleven-Headed Kannon (16ft/ 4.8m high), Kokuzu-bosatsu and Jizo-bosatsu.