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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]
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]
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" [43] And, "First snow and / there stands the great Buddha / a pillar of strength" [44] Tōdai-ji has been used as a location in several Japanese films and television dramas.
Buddha: Kyoto Japan 19 m (62 ft) 1595 1798 lightning fire [44] Statue of Gargantua at Mirapolis amusement park Gargantua: Courdimanche, Val-d'Oise France 33.5 m (110 feet) 1987 1995 The statue was destroyed with dynamite following the closure of the park in 1993. [45] [46] Great Buddha of Bamiyan: Buddha: Bamiyan Province: Afghanistan 55 m (180 ...
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.
Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, Bangkok; Great Buddha of Thailand, Wat Muang Monastery, Ang Thong province (The tallest statue in Thailand) Luangpho Yai Great Buddha, Roi Et (2nd-tallest) Big Buddha Temple, Ko Phan, Ko Samui; Wat Intharavihan, home to the tallest statue in Bangkok, Luang Pho To; Tiger Cave Temple, overlooking Krabi
The carving of a daibutsu, or large Buddhist statue, started in 1988 and it took four years to finish. The statue is 10.8 meters in height and 30 tons in weight. After the daibutsus of Nara and Kamakura, this is the largest statue of a seated Buddha in Japan. The ring of light behind the Buddha stands 16.1 meters in height and is carved with ...