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The table's columns (except for Details and Image) are sortable by pressing the arrow symbols. Name: name of the national treasure as registered in the Database of National Cultural Properties [3] Details: more information about the object such as size and type of items (if the national treasure comprises more than one item)
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. Head is a recast from the Edo period, hands date to the Momoyama period: Gilded bronze Seated Rushana Buddha: 14.868m
Four statues of Jizo Bosatsu are carved on the west wall, and three statues of Kannon Bosatsu are carved on the east wall. In the center of the cave is a 2 meter-tall stone pillar that is thought to have been built as a multi-tiered pagoda , and is caved with four Buddhas, one on each side.
Jocho's successors, sculptors of the Kei school of Buddhist statues, created realistic and dynamic statues to suit the tastes of samurai, and Japanese Buddhist sculpture reached its peak. Sculptors Unkei , Kaikei , and Tankei gained renown by replacing temples' Buddha statues that had been lost in wars or fires, such as those at Kofuku-ji .
Constructing Buddha statues out of stone is widely practiced in Buddhist areas in Asia. These images can be divided into three broad types: Magaibutsu (磨崖仏, literally "polished-cliff Buddha"), bas-relief images carved directly into a cliff face, movable independent stone Buddhas carved from cut stone, and Buddhas carved inside rock caves, The Usuki images can be classed as Magaibutsu.
Naval Ensign of Japan: Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force: Japan Self-Defense Forces Naval Ensign of Japan: National personification: Amaterasu [citation needed] Amaterasu: National founder: Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇 Jinmu-tennō) Emperor Jimmu: National dish: Sushi, Japanese curry, ramen: Sushi, [3 ...
The statue appears to have been painted and traces of gold leaf remain. To the left of the main Buddha statue is a statue of Yakushi Nyōrai with a double circular halo, and on the right side is a standing image of Jūichimen Kannon. On the right wall is an image of Nyōirin Kannon and on the right wall are images of Amida Nyōrai and a Senjū ...
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