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History of Aksudera: -Asukadera Temple, located in the historic Asuka district of Nara Prefecture, is said to be the oldest full-scale temple in Japan which was built in about 596 A.D. -Asukadera Temple was originally founded by Soga Umako who was the head of the powerful Soga clan at times when Buddhism was still in its early infancy in Japan. -The Soga clan made victory over their rivals the Mononobe, who was opposing the arrival of the new religion from the Asian continent. -In the early times, Asukadera Temple was known as Hokoji Temple. When constructed the Temple was much bigger than today with a tower in the center and halls on the north, east, and west side. -In 710 A.D. the capital moved to Heijo Kyo, at that time Hokoji followed suit in 718 A.D. and was rebuilt with help from Chinese and Korean craftsmen at a great expense and was renamed Gangoji, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Naramachi district of Nara. -The site got damaged by fire twice, once in 887 A.D. and 2nd in 1196 A.D., still it remained as Temple. -During the Muromachi Period, Asukadera was in ruins but it was restored in 1632 and then again in 1826 during the Edo Period. About Aksudera: -For its principal image of a seated Shakyamuni (the historical Gautama Buddha), the Temple is noted who is known as the Asuka Great Buddha. -The poorly repaired, rather battered, bronze image, was damaged in the fires at the temple, which is also considered to be the oldest surviving Buddhist statue of Japan. -On the orders of the Empress Suiko, Soga Umako, and Shotoku Taishi the 3-meter tall image was made by the Tori Busshi, aka Kuratsukuri no Tori. -15 tons of copper and 30kg of gold was used to make the statue. The sculptor of the Shaka Triad at Horyuji Temple is usually credited to Tori Busshi. -The wooden statue of Shotoku Taishi depicted as a Boddhisattva, a Heian Period image of Amida Nyora and a statue of Kobo Daishi are also considered amongst the Asukadera treasures. - Also there's the 14th century dated stone lantern in the small inner garden of Asukadera. -The stone foundations of previous temple buildings are at the western side of the temple and the objects found during excavations at the temple area near the garden glass cases.

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History

Construction History : https://www.japan-experience.com/city-nara/asuka-dera-temple

Restoration History : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asuka-dera

Historical Importance of Monument : https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-temples-shrines/asukadera