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Ushiku Daibutsu (牛久大仏) is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 120 metres (390 ft) tall, including the 10 m (33 ft) base and 10 m lotus platform. It held the record for the tallest statue from 1993 to 2008 and As of 2023, it is the fifth-tallest statue in the world. [1]
Daibutsu (大仏, kyūjitai: 大佛) or 'giant Buddha' is the Japanese term, often used informally, for large statues of Buddha. The oldest is that at Asuka-dera (609) and the best-known is that at Tōdai-ji in Nara (752). [1]
Gifu Great Buddha. The Gifu Great Buddha (岐阜大仏, Gifu Daibutsu) is a large Buddhist statue located in Shōhō-ji in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.It was conceived by the 11th head priest of Kinpouzan Shōhō temple, Ichyuu, around 1790, in hopes of averting large earthquakes and famines.
The Great Buddha of Kamakura, cast in the 13th century. The Great Buddha of Kamakura (鎌倉大仏, Kamakura Daibutsu) is a large bronze statue of Amitābha, located on the temple grounds. Including the base, it measures 13.35 metres (43.8 ft) tall and weighs approximately 93 tonnes (103 tons). [1]
Rushana Buddha (銅造盧舎那仏坐像, dōzō rushanabutsu zazō) or Great Buddha of Nara [12] [99] The largest statue in this list and the largest gilt bronze statue in the world, and the main hall of Tōdai-ji, in which it is located, is the largest wooden structure in the world. [100] Nara period, 752.
The reclining Buddha statue, known as either Nehanzo or Shaka Nehan ("Nirvana") [8] is 41 metres (135 ft) long, 11 metres (36 ft) high, and weighs nearly 300 tons. [9] The statue depicts Buddha at the moment of death, or entrance into nirvana. [7] The interior holds ashes of Buddha and two Buddhist adherents, Ānanda and Maudgalyayana.
Matsuo Bashō refers to the Great Buddha statue in a haiku (1689–1670): 初雪や / いつ大仏 / の柱立. "First snow!/ When Buddha's great statue/ pillar-erection" [39] And, "First snow and / there stands the great Buddha / a pillar of strength" [40] Tōdai-ji has been used as a location in several Japanese films and television dramas.
[citation needed] At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but it was surpassed by Ushiku Daibutsu in 1993. [2] There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside, on the first floor, there are many large statues of Buddha and mythical kings.