Kōfuku Temple

Kōfuku Temple is a significant Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, originally established in the mid-7th century and relocated to Nara in 710 by Fujiwara Fuhito. It was the titular temple of the powerful Fujiwara clan and served as a center for worship, monastic learning, and social services. The temple's scale and iconography reflected the Fujiwara clan's political influence. An octagonal memorial hall, similar to the Hall of Dreams at Hōryū Temple, was added after Fuhito's death, indicating a shift away from traditional pagoda structures as primary memorial buildings. Kōfuku Temple is considered one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara.12