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Ushiku, Ibaraki

is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 81,532 and a density of 1,380 persons per km². The total area is 58.88 km²....

, Ibaraki Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...

, Japan

Japan

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, is one of the world's tallest statues. Completed in 1993, it stands a total of 120 meters (394 feet) tall, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform. An elevator takes visitors up to 85m off the ground, where an observation floor

Observation deck

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 is located. It depicts Amitabha Buddha and is plated with bronze. It is also known as Ushiku Arcadia (Amida's Radiance and Compassion Actually Developing and Illuminating Area). It was built to commemorate the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jōdo Shinshū

Jodo Shinshu

, also known as Shin Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism. It was founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran. Today, Shin Buddhism is considered the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan.-Shinran :...

 浄土真宗 or "True Pure Land School" of Buddhism.

Details

• Weight: 4003 tons
• Length of Left Hand: 18.00 m
• Length of Face: 20.00 m
• Length of Eye: 2.55 m
• Length of Mouth: 4.50 m
• Length of Nose: 1.2 m
• Length of Ear: 10.0 m
• Length of the First Finger: 7.0 m

Inside the statue itself is a four story building, which serves as a kind of museum.

Level 1, Infinite Light and Infinite Life : The first floor lobby is dark, and as you enter new age music floats toward you from the darkness. In the center of the room a single shaft of light shines from above onto a cauldron of smoking incense. Beyond it is the elevator to the other floors.
Level 2 (10.0 m), World of Gratitude and Thankfulness : Mostly dedicated to scriptural studies
Level 3 (20~30.0 m), World of the Lotus Sanctuary : 3000 samples of gold Buddha statues
Level 4 (80~85.0 m), Room of Mt. Grdhrakuta : Also on the fourth floor are windows looking out from the buddha's chest onto the adjacent flower garden and small animal park.

Events associated

• 31/12 to 3/1
• Month of April (はつまいり）
• 15/08 (Lightshow and fireworks)
• 3/5 to 5/5

See also

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• Daibutsu
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  or 'giant Buddha' is the Japanese term, often used informally, for large statues of Buddha. The oldest is that at Asuka-dera and the best-known those of Tōdai-ji in Nara and Kōtoku-in in Kamakura , both National Treasures.- Examples :...
  
  
• Kōtoku-in
  Kotoku-in
  is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The temple is renowned for its , a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha which is one of the most famous icons of Japan.- The Great Buddha :...
  
  , temple in Kamakura
  Kamakura, Kanagawa
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  , home to second largest seated bronze Buddha statue in Japan.
• Tōdai-ji
  Todai-ji
  , is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu . The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the ...
  
  , temple in Nara
  Nara, Nara
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  , home to largest seated bronze Buddha statue in Japan.
• Leshan Giant Buddha
  Leshan Giant Buddha
  The Leshan Giant Buddha was built during the Tang Dynasty . It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers...
  
   in China
  China
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  , the tallest stone Buddha sculpture in the world.
• Tian Tan Buddha
  Tian Tan Buddha
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  , located in Hong Kong
  Hong Kong
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  , world's tallest seated Buddha statue.
• List of statues by height, many of which are Buddhist statues

External links

• Ushiku Daibutsu Official Page