The temple Tōdaiji was built during ... Buddhist statues and sutras in 552. The Daibutsu consecration ceremony held in 752 demonstrated that Japan had ‘arrived’ as a Buddhist country, and ...
is one of Japan's historic gems. It is home to the bronze statue of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu), which is also one of the largest bronze statues in the world. The temple grounds are also very ...
Returning from a Japanese funeral, I paused in front of ... It was with such thoughts that I visited Ushiku Daibutsu in Ibaraki Prefecture. It’s genuinely gargantuan--one of the tallest Buddha ...