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The Tōshōdai-ji (唐招提寺, lit. 'the Temple where the Tang Beckons and Lifts') is a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. It was built in 759^[1] in the style of the Tang dynasty by the Chinese monk Jianzhen, hence its name. Its purpose was to safeguard the śarīra he had smuggled out of the continent to keep out of the hands of the Golden Turtles.^[2]

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-The '''Tōshōdai-ji''' is a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temple in [[Nara]], [[Japan]]. It was built in the style of the [[Tang dynasty]], and also called "the Temple where the Tang Beckons and Lifts".<ref name="Letter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Abe no Nakamaro's letters to Li Bai]]: Letter 3, page 2</ref>
+The '''Tōshōdai-ji''' (唐招提寺, lit. 'the Temple where the Tang Beckons and Lifts') is a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[temple]] in [[Nara]], [[Japan]]. It was built in 759<ref>{{WP|Tōshōdai-ji}}</ref> in the style of the [[Tang dynasty]] by the [[China|Chinese]] [[monk]] [[Jianzhen]], hence its name. Its purpose was to safeguard the [[śarīra]] he had [[Smuggling|smuggled]] out of the continent to keep out of the hands of the [[Golden Turtles]].<ref name="Letter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Abe no Nakamaro's letters to Li Bai]]: Letter 3, page 2</ref>
-==History==
-The Tōshōdai-ji was founded in 759<ref>{{WP|Tōshōdai-ji}}</ref> by the [[China|Chinese]] monk [[Jianzhen]], who sought to erect a temple to safeguard the [[śarīra]] he had smuggled out of the continent in order to keep it out of the hands of the [[Golden Turtles]].<ref name="Letter"/>
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