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Bussho-e, Buddha's Birthday Flower Festival (Todaiji Temple)

Bussho-e, Buddha's Birthday Flower Festival (Todaiji Temple)

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Nara, Nara

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Datum

April 8

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Region

Kansai

Über dieses Fest

Bussho-e, also called the Flower Festival, celebrates the Buddha's birthday at Todaiji on April 8. According to the temple's annual events page, a service is held in the Daibutsuden from about 8:00 to 9:00, after which visitors can pour sweet tea over the infant Buddha statue in a flower shrine set up in front of the Great Buddha Hall. The temple lists the sweet tea pouring as running until 17:00.

Highlights

  • ✓Service in the Daibutsuden from about 8:00 to 9:00
  • ✓Sweet tea poured over the infant Buddha statue until 17:00
  • ✓Flower shrine set up in front of the Great Buddha Hall
  • ✓Visitors can also drink the sweet tea there

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About 5 minutes on foot from the Todaiji Daibutsuden-Kasugataisha-mae city loop bus stop; about 20 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station.

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