# Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji is dedicated (752)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/752-great-buddha-of-todai-ji-is-dedicated
Location: Japan
Categories: main-event

An eye-opening ceremony dedicated the Great Buddha at Tōdai-ji in Nara. The project, sponsored by the retired Emperor Shōmu and completed under Empress Kōken, mobilized enormous resources. It expressed the court’s hope that Buddhism could protect the country.

Ruler at the time: [Empress Kōken](https://history-japan.com/rulers/empress-koken)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tōdai-ji)