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The statue is also an image of Buddha Amitabha, like the Daibutsu in Kamakura, Japan.
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Daibutsu-Den in Nara is outstanding -- it's a beautiful structure in a lovely park and it is worth a visit.
Talk about Travel Flight Crew 2010
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No diamond, no ceremony save for both of us exchanging wedding bands on a ridge in the woods near an ancient temple in Kamakura, Japan just down the street from Daibutsu, second largest Buddha statue in Japan.
Bridal Scams Rogers 2007
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The Daibutsu at Kamakura, of which an illustration is given opposite, is one of the largest in Japan.
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Who can behold that most wonderful, perhaps, of all statues, the Daibutsu of Kamakura, and not be thrilled by its magical calm — the peace of
The Centennial of the University of Virginia, 1819-1921 1922
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It has now little to show for its former greatness -- at one time it was said to have over a million inhabitants -- except the beautiful, colossal statue of Buddha, the Daibutsu (Plate XXI.).
From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908
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Papa Claude corralled him in the corner with the Daibutsu and pompously presented each guest in turn.
Quin Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice 1906
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A Daibutsu in a gilded shrine dominated one corner, and a handsome woman in a Manchu coat and swinging ear-rings of jade held court in another.
Quin Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice 1906
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I was not to see Fujiyama again for a week or so, but in the meanwhile I saw the Daibutsu, the giant figure of Buddha, at Kamakura, in all its bland placidity.
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The Daibutsu, the great Buddha of Kamakura, had no more peaceful, meditative aspect than had the Taravao taverner.
Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900
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