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The Great Buddha of Kamakura (鎌倉大仏, Kamakura Daibutsu) is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin Temple. With a height of 11.4 meters, it has long been the second tallest bronze Buddha statue in Japan, surpassed only by the statue in Nara 's Todaiji Temple and some recent creations.
The bronzed Great Buddha of Kamakura or Kamakura Daibutsu dates back to the 13th century and is the second tallest bronze Buddha in Japan. The statue is an iconic sight and one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Kanto area.
Kōtoku-in (高徳院) is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Taiizan (大異山), and its common temple name is Shōjōsen-ji (清浄泉寺) . The temple is renowned for The Great Buddha of Kamakura (鎌倉大仏, Kamakura Daibutsu), a monumental ...
Jul 11, 2012 · The Great Buddha (or Daibutsu) of Kamakura is one of Japan’s most fascinating historical landmarks. The enormous bronze statue is a representation of Amida Buddha, located on the grounds of...
The statue commonly known as Kamakura Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura), a colossal copper image of Amida-butsu (Amitabha Buddha), is the principle image of Kotoku-in. The fact that it sits in the open air makes it unusual amongst large Buddha statues in Japan.
Kotoku-in is a Buddhist temple located in Kamakura, a seaside town in the south of Tokyo, in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. It is renowned for its Daibutsu, a large sitting Buddha bronze statue.
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Oct 7, 2016 · Yet the Buddha perseveres as a popular destination for anyone spending a day walking around Kamakura. This statue isn't as large as the great Buddha in Nara, but it makes an impression at a little over 11 meters (36 ft)—over 13 meters (42.6 ft) including the base.
Oct 2, 2017 · The city of Kamakura in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture is home to one of the most poetic and paradoxical works of Buddhist sculpture. The statue is the Great Buddha, or Daibutsu, a giant bronze figure of Amida Buddha measuring 11.3 meters in height at Kotoku-in, a temple of the Jodo-shu branch of Pure Land Buddhism.
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The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Daibutsu in Japanese) is a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha in the city of Kamakura, Japan. Seated serenely in the grounds of Kotokuin, a Buddhist temple of the Pure Land sect, the Great Buddha is one of the icons of Japan.
Apr 8, 2019 · The Great Buddha Statue (Daibutsu in Japanese) is a 13m high bronze statue, which belongs to the Buddhist Kōtoku-in temple in Kamakura – just 1 hours by train from Tokyo. It is one of the most famous Buddha statues in Japan and dates back to 1252.
