page_title: Kanjin
section_title: Kanjinshoku of Tōdai-ji
hierarchical_section_title: Kanjin / Kanjinshoku of Tōdai-ji
caption_attribution_description: English: Todaiji in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan 日本語: 東大寺 金堂, 奈良県奈良市
context_page_description: Kanjin is a Japanese term for the many and various methods of a Buddhist monk to solicit donations. It generally indicates the recommendation or encouragement through chanted sutras. Solicited donations are usually intended for the establishment of new temples or statues or their renovations. Since the medieval age, Kanjin has come to mean "fund raising".
context_section_description: Tōdai-ji, in Nara, which housed the Japan's largest Daibutsu burned down in 1180. Emperor Go-Shirakawa wanted to reconstruct it. He nominated Chōgen as Daikanjinshoku, the head of kanjin shoku in 1181. Chogen recruited various technicians and collected money. He sent Saigyo Hoshi to the Tōhoku region to obtain gold. Tōdai-ji was reconstructed in 1185. The post of Daikanjinshoku of Tōdai-ji continued to Eisai (2nd, 1141–1215), Gyoyu (3rd, 1163–1241), Enni (10th), Enkan (24th, 1281–1358). After years of interruption in the Edo period, Kokei(1648–1705) maintained the Tōdai-ji and its Daibutsu.
caption: Daibutsu-den in Tōdai-ji
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