Great Buddha of Kamakura
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The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental 13th-century bronze statue of Amida Buddha, renowned as one of Japan’s most iconic and historically significant Buddhist sculptures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kamakura Great Buddha | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist statue
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cultural property of Japan ⓘ outdoor bronze statue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | reachable from Hase Station on the Enoden line ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Amitābha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pure Land Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
colossal statues
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outdoor sculptures in Japan ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Great Buddha of Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1252 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | National Treasure of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentSetting | outdoors ⓘ |
| depictionType | seated Buddha ⓘ |
| depicts | Amida Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation | National Treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being one of Japan’s most iconic Buddhist images
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large scale bronze casting ⓘ |
| handGesture | dhyana mudra ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elongated earlobes
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hollow interior accessible to visitors ⓘ lotus pedestal ⓘ ushnisha on the head ⓘ |
| hasInscription | inscriptions indicating repairs and donations ⓘ |
| height | approximately 13.35 meters ⓘ |
| heightWithoutBase | approximately 11.3 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural and historical symbol of Kamakura ⓘ |
| influenced | later large Buddha statues in Japan ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | Kamakura Daibutsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtTemple | Kōtoku-in NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kamakura NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hase area of Kamakura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| orientation | faces west ⓘ |
| originalLocation | inside a large temple hall at Kōtoku-in ⓘ |
| period | Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pose | meditation posture ⓘ |
| reasonForOutdoorSetting | temple buildings destroyed by storms and tsunami ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| style | Kamakura period Buddhist sculpture ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Kamakura ⓘ |
| underwentRepair |
conservation work in the early 21st century
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earthquake-resistant reinforcement in the 20th century ⓘ structural repairs in the 1960s ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 93 tons ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Kamakura Great Buddha