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Hyakumanto (One Million Pagoda)
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- JK428
Photo No：357-8647-1
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| Title | Hyakumanto (One Million Pagoda) |
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| Category | Archaeology (J) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Nara |
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| Dimensions | Height 21.4cm 13.3cm 10.5cm |
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This small pagoda was carved by turning wood on a wheel. The surface is coated in white. It is one of one million pagodas made in the late Nara period (710-794) as prayer offerings on behalf of the retired Empress Kôken (718-770, r. 749-758). The prayers were made for the peace of the nation after a rebellion against the empress by Fujiwara Nakamaro (706-764) in 764 (Tenpyô hôji 8). Of the One Million Pagodas, 100,000 were given as offerings to each of the ten largest temples in Nara. Many have been lost, but Hôryû-ji Temple still retains a fair share of these One Million Pagodas. The top of each pagoda has a hole, where a small rolled scroll bearing part of the Dharani Sutra (J., Daranikyô ) is stored. These small scrolls are examples of some of the oldest printed paper in Japan.
Japan-Nara