bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha
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The bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha at Tōdai-ji is a colossal 8th-century Great Buddha (Daibutsu) revered as one of Japan’s most iconic and historically significant Buddhist sculptures.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rushana Buddha (Vairocana) statue | 1 |
| bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha at Tōdai-ji | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sculpture
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Daibutsu ⓘ cultural property of Japan ⓘ religious icon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Buddha of Nara
NERFINISHED
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Nara Daibutsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSect | Kegon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 752 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 752 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 743 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Japanese Buddhism
ⓘ
symbol of Nara ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
fire in 1180
ⓘ
fire in 1567 ⓘ |
| depicts | Vairocana Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Eye-opening ceremony in 752 ⓘ |
| handGesture |
abhaya mudra
ⓘ
varada mudra ⓘ |
| hasHalo | yes ⓘ |
| hasUndergone | multiple restorations ⓘ |
| height | approximately 15 meters ⓘ |
| iconography | cosmic Buddha ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chinese Buddhist sculpture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji
NERFINISHED
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Japan ⓘ Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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gilding ⓘ |
| orientation | facing south ⓘ |
| partiallyRecast |
Heian period
ⓘ
Kamakura period ⓘ |
| period | Nara period ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote Buddhism as state religion
ⓘ
to protect the nation ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| seatedOn | lotus pedestal ⓘ |
| style | Japanese Buddhist art ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Buddhist pilgrims ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.