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Kotokuin (Great Buddha of Kamakura)(高徳院(鎌倉大仏))

こうとくいん Kotokuin

Kotokuin (Great Buddha of Kamakura)(高徳院(鎌倉大仏))

Photo: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Source

A seated Amida Nyorai, a National Treasure. It once sat inside a great hall, but tsunami and typhoons took the building, and it has stood in the open ever since.

TypeTemple
City / townKamakura
Said to bringWarding off misfortune
Area in the prefectureKamakura and Shonan

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