In April, Ganjin established an ordination platform at Daibutsu-den Hall (the Great Buddha hall) in the Todai-ji Temple, and conferred Bosatsu-kai (Bodhisattva Precepts) on 400 people, including from the retired emperor to priests and nuns.
4月、鑑真は東大寺大仏殿に戒壇を築き、上皇から僧尼まで400名に菩薩戒を授けた。