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Shōmu is mainly remembered for commissioning the sixteen-meter high statue of the , Buddhist Teachings and the Buddhist Community , making this the closest anyone ever came to declaring Japan a Buddhist nation. He likewise established the system of Provincial Temple s. Shōmu is also known as the first emperor whose consort was not born into the imperial household. His consort Kōmyō was a Fujiwara woman. The two had a son who died in childhood. NOTES #Japanese dates correspond to the traditional Lunisolar Calendar used in Japan until 1873 . May 2, 756 of the Japanese calendar corresponds to June 4 , 756 of the Julian Calendar . EXTERNAL LINKS |