The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin ക്ഷേത്രം. With a height of 11.4 മീറ്റർ, it is the second ഉയരമേറിയ bronze Buddha statue in Japan, കടത്തിവെട്ടുന്ന മാത്രം by the statue in നര ' s Todaiji ക്ഷേത്രം.
The statue was cast in 1252 and originally located inside ഒരു വലിയ ക്ഷേത്രം hall. എങ്കിലും, ക്ഷേത്രം buildings were destroyed ഒന്നിലധികം തവണ by typhoons and a tidal wave in the 14th and 15th centuries. So, since the late 15th century, the Buddha has been standing in the open air.
