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Carved in the 1780s and 90s by Jingoro Eirei Ono and his apprentices and restored to its present form in 1969. Japan's largest pre-modern (and largest stone-carved) daibutsu. The same site is also home to another large Buddha carving, the Hyakushaku Kannon [citation needed] Kamagaya Daibutsu (鎌ヶ谷大仏) Shaka Nyorai
The largest being the Great Showa Buddha located in Aomori prefecture standing at 21 m [4] Leshan Giant Buddha in China, the tallest stone Buddha sculpture in the world. Tian Tan Buddha, located in Hong Kong, world's tallest seated Buddha statue. List of tallest statues, many of which are Buddhist statues
Gifu Great Buddha. The Gifu Great Buddha (岐阜大仏, Gifu Daibutsu) is a large Buddhist statue located in Shōhō-ji in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.It was conceived by the 11th head priest of Kinpouzan Shōhō temple, Ichyuu, around 1790, in hopes of averting large earthquakes and famines.
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
Adashino Nenbutsu-ji; Byōdō-in; Chion-in (Head temple of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect); Daigo-ji; Daikaku-ji; Daitoku-ji; Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (Head temple of the Seizan branch of Jōdo-shū)
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]
Remains of the Ueno Daibutsu. Ueno Daibutsu (上野大仏) was an Edo-period giant seated statue of Shaka Nyorai in what is now Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Of bronze and dating to 1631, it was restored after earthquake damage in 1640, a fire in 1841, and again after the 1855 Edo earthquake.
According to Japanese tradition, they traveled with Gautama Buddha to protect him, reminiscent of Vajrapāṇi's role in the Ambaṭṭha Sutta of the Pali Canon. Within the generally pacifist tradition of Buddhism, stories of dharmapalas justified the use of physical force to protect cherished values and beliefs against evil.