The Great Buddha is officially called 'Rushana-butsu zazo' (the seated statue of the Birushana Buddha) and the Daibutsu-den 'Todaiji Kondo' (the main hall of Todai-ji Temple), however, they are described as 'the Great Buddha' and 'the Daibutsu-den' respectively in this section.
大仏の正式名称は「盧舎那仏坐像」、大仏殿の正式名称は「東大寺金堂」であるが、本項では以下「大仏」「大仏殿」と呼称することとする。