The Great Buddha of Kamakura is an awe inspiring 93 ton hollow bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha, whose name means "Internal Light." The statue stands 43.8 feet tall and sits out in the open at the Kotoku-in Temple in Kamakura, Japan. The original statue was made of wood and sat inside a hall but was destroyed by a storm in 1248.
A new gilded bronze statue was rebuilt inside another hall but the hall was washed away on five occasions between 1252 to 1498 by storms and a tsunami. It is believed that the Buddha that stands now is the second bronze Buddha that was constructed in 1252. It is located outside of the Buddhist temple of the Jodo shu sect and is one of the most visited sites of Japan.
A new gilded bronze statue was rebuilt inside another hall but the hall was washed away on five occasions between 1252 to 1498 by storms and a tsunami. It is believed that the Buddha that stands now is the second bronze Buddha that was constructed in 1252. It is located outside of the Buddhist temple of the Jodo shu sect and is one of the most visited sites of Japan.
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