Gifu Great Buddha

Gifu Great Buddha

The Gifu Great Buddha (岐阜大仏, Gifu Daibutsu) is a large Buddhist statue located in Shōhō-ji in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was conceived by the 11th head priest of Kinpouzan Shōhō temple, Ichyuu, around 1790, in hopes of averting large earthquakes and famines. Ichyuu died in 1815 before it was completed, but his successor, Priest Kohshuu completed it in April 1832, after 38 years of construction. It is one of the three great Buddha portrait statues in Japan.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Gifu Great Buddha". Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
  2. ^ "Gifu Shouhouji Daibutsu". Kinpouzan Shouhouji Temple. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2010.