Buddha “light” shines: LED lighting was installed in Japan’s new Yakushiji

Takahata -cho, Nara, Japan Yakushiji main hall recently introduced a new LED lighting systems called LED down light which can stimulate and reproduce the effect of daylight. With the help of the new LED down light，the Buddha projection which can not be noticed under the fluorescent can be clearly seen by the visitors so that the atmosphere is more solemn and sacred , which many worshipers also greatly praise.

   

Before the introduction of LED down light, the Buddha in the main hall has been illuminated by a fluorescent lamp . In addition, there is strong sunlight during the day shining from the west of the door where the worshipers enter, the hall is also exposure and scraped by the strong wind in the evening. Nakata said statues are always undergoing very serious injury . To this end, Nakata entrusted company which are in charge of the design and construction of show lighting introduced the LED lighting system on February 2014. Considering the worshipers hoping to natural sunlight on the Buddha , so LED down lights are set in front , back and head of each of statues，the black curtain was used for shelter in the import and export of worshipers to prevent Buddha from being suffered from wind and sun .

The construction had been completed by the end of March , although the light in the overall large hall is dimmed , the detail and texture of statues presented in front of worshipers is more clearly than ever. The details of the back of the twelve gods is visible , worshipers praised the Road ” seems to be the Buddha as their own brilliant sporadic .” Nakata said: “Because the hall is darkened, there are less worshipers whispering in front of the stately statues, paying homage etiquette issues have been greatly improved .”

Nara new Yakushiji located in Takahata –machi was built by bright queen to make her husband to get rid of the disease 747 years ago. As Japan’s only remaining major temples in the 8th century , which honors national treasures handed down from Japan ‘s Nara era, but also Japan’s largest and oldest wooden twelve God healed Buddha statue.Browsing http://www.lead-lighting.com/products/bid26-1.htm for more information about LED downlight.

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