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Daibutsu ( or in traditional orthography (kyujitai
Kyujitai

is the traditional form of the Japanese kanji used before 1947. The simplified counterpart of kyujitai is shinjitai. Prior to the promulgation of the Toyo kanji list, kyujitai were known as seiji or seijitai ....
) ) is a Japanese
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
 word meaning literally "Large Buddha
Gautama Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama was a Spirituality teacher in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent who founded Buddhism. He is generally seen by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddhahood of our age....
" that refers to large statues of the Buddha or one of his various incarnations. In the West, the term is often used to refer to the Kamakura Great Buddha
Kotoku-in

is a Buddhism temple of the Jodo shu sect in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The temple is renowned for the , a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amitabha Buddhahood which is one of the most famous icons of Japan....
 following its popularization in the poem "The Buddha at Kamakura" by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English author and poet. Born in Mumbai, British India , he is best known for his works of fiction The Jungle Book , Kim , many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King ; and his poems, including Mandalay , Gunga Din , and If? ....
, but in Japan, it more typically refers to the Great Buddha of Nara
Nara, Nara

is the capital cities of Japan of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture....
, located in Todai-ji
Todai-ji

, is a Buddhism temple complex located in the city of Nara, Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu ....
, which is a larger statue.








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Daibutsu ( or in traditional orthography (kyujitai
Kyujitai

is the traditional form of the Japanese kanji used before 1947. The simplified counterpart of kyujitai is shinjitai. Prior to the promulgation of the Toyo kanji list, kyujitai were known as seiji or seijitai ....
) ) is a Japanese
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
 word meaning literally "Large Buddha
Gautama Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama was a Spirituality teacher in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent who founded Buddhism. He is generally seen by Buddhists as the Supreme Buddhahood of our age....
" that refers to large statues of the Buddha or one of his various incarnations. In the West, the term is often used to refer to the Kamakura Great Buddha
Kotoku-in

is a Buddhism temple of the Jodo shu sect in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The temple is renowned for the , a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amitabha Buddhahood which is one of the most famous icons of Japan....
 following its popularization in the poem "The Buddha at Kamakura" by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English author and poet. Born in Mumbai, British India , he is best known for his works of fiction The Jungle Book , Kim , many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King ; and his poems, including Mandalay , Gunga Din , and If? ....
, but in Japan, it more typically refers to the Great Buddha of Nara
Nara, Nara

is the capital cities of Japan of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture....
, located in Todai-ji
Todai-ji

, is a Buddhism temple complex located in the city of Nara, Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu ....
, which is a larger statue.

List of Daibutsu

  • Kamagaya Great Buddha
    Kamagaya Great Buddha

    The is a large Buddhist statue located in Kamagaya, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture. It has completed in November, 1776....
     in Kamagaya
    Kamagaya, Chiba

    is a cities of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.As of April 2008, the city has an estimated population of 104,768. The total area is 21.11 km?....
    , Chiba Prefecture
    Chiba Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba, Chiba....
    , tall in total with a base, is Japan's smallest daibutsu.
  • Kamakura Great Buddha
    Kotoku-in

    is a Buddhism temple of the Jodo shu sect in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The temple is renowned for the , a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amitabha Buddhahood which is one of the most famous icons of Japan....
    , tall
  • Great Buddha of Nara, in Todai-ji
    Todai-ji

    , is a Buddhism temple complex located in the city of Nara, Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu ....
    , tall
  • Echizen Great Buddha, tall
  • Gifu Great Buddha
    Gifu Great Buddha

    File:gifugreatbuddha.jpgThe is a large Buddhist statue located in Shoho-ji in Gifu, Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in April 1832, after 38 years of construction, and still remains one of the three largest Buddhist figures in Japan....
    , tall, located in Shoho-ji
    Shoho-ji (Gifu)

    is a Buddhist temple of the Obaku of Buddhism in Gifu, Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is a branch temple of Mampuku-ji in Uji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture....
    , Gifu
    Gifu, Gifu

    is a cities of Japan located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country....
    , Gifu Prefecture
    Gifu Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Chubu region list of regions in Japan of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu, Gifu. Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendo....
  • Ushiku Great Buddha
    Ushiku Daibutsu

    The , located in Ushiku, Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is one of the world's tallest statues. Completed in 1995, it stands a total of 120 meters tall, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform....
    , in Ibaraki Prefecture
    Ibaraki Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kanto region on Honshu island. The capital is Mito, Ibaraki....
    , tall in total with a base, is Japan's largest daibutsu.
  • Takaoka
    Takaoka, Toyama

    is a cities of Japan located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 170,164 and the population density of 1,130.28 persons per square kilometer....
     in Toyama Prefecture
    Toyama Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Toyama, Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
     has the self-proclaimed "Number 3 Great Buddha of Japan," but it is not actually the third largest. It is from the ground to the halo, but the statue itself is only about half that height.
  • The Daibutsu of Hoko-ji
    Hoko-ji (Kyoto)

    is a temple in Kyoto, Japan, dating from the 16th century. Toyotomi Hideyoshi determined that the capital city should have a Daibutsu temple to surpass that of Nara, Nara....
     in Kyoto (16th-20th centuries) was destroyed by a series of earthquakes and fires and has not been rebuilt after the last disaster which happened in the 1970s.
  • The Daibutsu of Nihon-ji at Nokogiriyama in Chiba Prefecture
    Chiba Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba, Chiba....
    , built in 1783 and restored in 1969, is Japan's largest stone carved daibutsu with tall
  • Ganmen Great Buddha in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture
    Iwate Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island. The capital is Morioka, Iwate....
    : This high buddha is one of the five large Buddhas in Japan and is known as the Northern Rock Buddha. It depicts Amida Butsu and commemorates the deaths of soldiers in two local wars in the 11th century. Originally it was a full Buddha seated in heaven but the body was destroyed in an earthquake in 1896.


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