Daienji Temple
Main Image Amida Nyorai Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
Impression TagsSolemnityGentlenessWarmth
DescriptionA large image of Amida Nyorai standing in the grounds of Daienji Temple, known as the “Oyu Daibutsu.” The statue is about 5 meters tall. According to temple tradition, only the head of an earlier Buddha statue was carried to the area by a major flood in the middle of the Edo period. Although the date of the original statue is unknown, the present form was reconstructed in 2008 based on the surviving head. Daienji is located in the Oyu Onsen area, and its grounds also contain a giant temple cedar said to be about 2,000 years old. Together, the great Buddha and ancient tree convey the history and faith of the local community.
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