buddhas

7 photos tagged buddhas, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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1855

2008

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only1tanuki said:
This is Kobe City's (Hyogo Prefecture) original Great Buddha, which was constructed during the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Unfortunately, this symbol of "peace" (as well as many, many others) was confiscated during World War II to be melted down for weapons. It was finally replaced in 1991.
Rob Ketcherside said:
Another photo, this one taken by Kusakabe, in the Nagasaki University collection. According to Nagasaki University, it was completed in 1889 and consecrated in 1891.
Hidetsugu Tonomura said:
Wow, never seen this Great Buddha. Interesting style of his head quite thin.

Rob Ketcherside said:
The shot is taken with the camera on the ground, an unusual angle that accentuates the Buddha's bowing posture. The bulletin board-like structures on the left and right have been moved. Nagasaki University has three other photos by Kusakabe which lack the structures. A couple of photos from pre-1919 on Flickr. NOW
BigBean said:
Hi, this photo has been discussed in one of the threads in the Flickr Commons group, and we'd love to have this added to the group pool!
Nina Kuriloff said:
All of the photographs presented in this thread are terrific! This is an incredibly monumental sculpture which I would love to see in real life. :)

Rob Ketcherside said:
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Okinawa Soba (Rob) said:
Only the head of the statue remains ? Great ! I'm surprised they didn't take all of it as they did with many other statues. Thanks for the post and the notes.
Rob Ketcherside said:
Not even the whole head, just the face, haha!
Lú_ said:
This photograph is featured in the Indicommons.org post Traveling Photography.

toranosuke said:
A great photo of some of the 1000 statues of the bodhisattva Kannon which stand inside the Sanjûsangendô in Kyoto. Tourists are not allowed to take photos inside, so it's nice to get to see this. I imagine it was handcolored? The red of the baseboard is striking.