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  2. Ushiku Daibutsu - Wikipedia

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    Ushiku Daibutsu (牛久大仏) is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 120 metres (390 ft) tall, including the 10 m (33 ft) base and 10 m lotus platform. It held the record for the tallest statue from 1993 to 2008 and As of 2023, it is the fifth-tallest statue in the world. [1]

  3. Daibutsu - Wikipedia

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    Daibutsu (大仏, kyūjitai: 大佛) or 'giant Buddha' is the Japanese term, often used informally, for large statues of Buddha. The oldest is that at Asuka-dera (609) and the best-known is that at Tōdai-ji in Nara (752). [1] Tōdai-ji's daibutsu is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara and National Treasure.

  4. Kōtoku-in - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Nanzo-in - Wikipedia

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    The reclining Buddha statue, known as either Nehanzo or Shaka Nehan ("Nirvana") [8] is 41 metres (135 ft) long, 11 metres (36 ft) high, and weighs nearly 300 tons. [9] The statue depicts Buddha at the moment of death, or entrance into nirvana. [7] The interior holds ashes of Buddha and two Buddhist adherents, Ānanda and Maudgalyayana.

  6. List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures) - Wikipedia

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    Rushana Buddha (銅造盧舎那仏坐像, dōzō rushanabutsu zazō) or Great Buddha of Nara [12] [99] The largest statue in this list and the largest gilt bronze statue in the world, and the main hall of Tōdai-ji, in which it is located, is the largest wooden structure in the world. [100] Nara period, 752.

  7. Tōchō-ji - Wikipedia

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    The statue is 10.8 meters in height and 30 tons in weight. After the daibutsus of Nara and Kamakura, this is the largest statue of a seated Buddha in Japan. The ring of light behind the Buddha stands 16.1 meters in height and is carved with numerous images of Buddha. Besides the statue is a treasure exhibition hall.

  8. Buddhism in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Great Buddha of Asuka-dera, oldest Buddha statue in Japan, and an example of the Tori style ... Japan has the third largest Buddhist population in the world ...

  9. Sendai Daikannon - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but it was surpassed by Ushiku Daibutsu in 1993. [2] There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside, on the first floor, there are many large statues of Buddha and mythical kings.

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