Daienji Temple
Main Image Amida Nyorai Category Nyorai (Tathagata)
Impression TagsSolemnityPeacefulnessNobility
DescriptionDaienji, a Jodo Buddhist temple in Tojinmachi, enshrines a wooden seated Amida Nyorai measuring 4.85 m in total height. The sculptor Omiya Heizo spent seven years making the statue, which was completed in 1776. Made from joined camphorwood, it holds the Kodai Mani Himitsu mudra in both hands. The image survived a fire that destroyed the Main Hall in 1936 and became known as the 'Fire-Surviving Great Buddha,' a focus of prayers for protection from misfortune. Its lost halo was reconstructed in 1976. The statue is not concealed, and visitors can worship it at close range in the hall.
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