Daibutsu
E477868
Daibutsu is the monumental Great Buddha statue of Nara, a colossal bronze image of Vairocana Buddha and one of Japan’s most famous religious icons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daibutsu canonical | 2 |
| Daibutsuden | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist statue
ⓘ
Great Buddha statue ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nara period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tōdai-ji temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 752 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 743 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Nara
ⓘ
symbol of ancient Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vairocana Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Vairocana Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
object of veneration
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buddha hands in mudra
ⓘ
Buddha head ⓘ Buddha torso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | colossal statue ⓘ |
| height | approximately 15 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
cosmic Buddha
ⓘ
seated Buddha ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 奈良の大仏 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapaneseReading | Nara no Daibutsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInStructure | Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintenance | has undergone multiple restorations ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
gilded bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Japan’s most famous religious icons
ⓘ
being one of the largest bronze Buddha statues in the world ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Kegon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spatialContext | inside the Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Buddhist pilgrimages
ⓘ
Japanese art history studies ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Nara ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.