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What new structure does Buddhism introduce to Japan?

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Buddhism introduced the Tōdaiji, the world's largest wooden structure, to Japan.

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Buddhism introduced several new structures to Japan, one of which is the Tōdaiji (Great Eastern Temple) in Nara. Built by Emperor Shōmu, it is the world's largest wooden structure. The temple housed a sixty-four-foot high gilded bronze Buddha, which symbolized the wealth and power of the ruler.

While Buddhism was instated as a state religion during the rule of Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku, it did not entirely supplant the indigenous Shintoism, thereby leading to a parallel religious system that persists to the present. The Tōdaiji's centerpiece, a sixty-four-foot high gilded bronze Buddha, conveyed a strong political message about the power and wealth of the ruler who commissioned it.

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