Asuka Daibutsu - Asuka Daibutsu

Japanese: 飛鳥大仏 - あすかだいぶつ

This is another name for the 180cm tall gilt bronze seated Shaka Nyorai statue, the principal image of Ago-in Temple at the site of Asuka-dera Temple in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, and it has been designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. It is said to have been made by Kurasaku Tori and was produced in either 606 or 609. It is about 2.7m tall and has suffered numerous fires and has been restored each time, so only a small part of the face and hands remain as they were when it was first produced.

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Japanese:

奈良県明日香村，飛鳥寺跡にある安居院本尊の丈六金銅釈迦如来坐像の別称で，国の重要文化財に指定されている。鞍作止利の作とされ，制作は606年とも，609年ともいわれている。高さは約2.7m，たびたび火災に見舞われており，その都度修復が繰り返されているため制作当時の姿が残るのは顔と手のごく一部にすぎない。

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