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a festival for the installation^[1] of Buddhist images in the Temple of Yakushiji.

(XXX. 41.) 8th month, 1st day. The Empress,^[2] having decided on this measure in the forbidden precinct, abdicated the Imperial Dignity in favour of the Prince Imperial.

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↑ Lit. opening the eyes.
↑ She died five years later. Her body was cremated, the first instance of the application of this Indian practice to a Japanese sovereign.

[1] Lit. opening the eyes.

[2] She died five years later. Her body was cremated, the first instance of the application of this Indian practice to a Japanese sovereign.

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