The statues are in three groups. These statues are believed to have been carved during the early Heian period, but do not appear in any surviving documentary records, and their history is unknown. In terms of size and time period, they correspond to the Usuki Stone Buddhas in Kyushu but are in much poorer preservation.
The Yakushi-dō Stone Buddha (薬師堂石仏) has a height of 5.5 meters and a width of 15 meters, and consists of four seated images of Yakushi Nyōrai and other Buddhas, flanked by two bodhisattva. The carving is the best preserved of the group, and is protected by a chapel. Some traces of yellow and vermilion pigment remains, indicating that this statue was once colorfully painted; however, the face of the main image is largely obliterated.
The Kannon-dō Stone Buddha (観音堂石仏) is centered on a seated image of Senju Kannon with a height of nine meters, surrounded by many smaller images. It is located slightly to the northeast of the Yakushidō Stone Buddha. It was exposed to the elements and is poorly preserved, but in style it is similar to a statue of Kannon found at Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto. The chapel protecting the carving was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, but has since been repaired.
The Amida-dō Stone Buddha (阿弥陀堂石仏) is located approximately 100 meters to the north of the Yakushi-dō Stone Buddha, but is so badly worn that it is unrecognizable. The outer layers of the carving have completely peeled off, leaving only the core of the image. It is named as a statue of Amida Nyōrai by tradition.
daihisan, stone, buddhas, 大悲山の石仏, daihisan, sekibutsu, group, large, religious, statues, carved, relief, into, tuff, cliff, odaka, neighborhood, city, minamisōma, fukushima, prefecture, tōhoku, region, japan, site, designated, national, historic, site, japan, . The Daihisan Stone Buddhas 大悲山の石仏 Daihisan no sekibutsu are a group of large religious statues carved in bas relief into a tuff cliff in Odaka neighborhood of the city of Minamisōma Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1930 1 Daihisan Stone Buddhas大悲山の石仏Daihisan Stone BuddhasShow map of Fukushima PrefectureDaihisan Stone Buddhas Japan Show map of JapanLocationMinamisōma Fukushima Prefecture JapanRegionTōhoku regionCoordinates37 32 33 N 140 58 58 E 37 54250 N 140 98278 E 37 54250 140 98278HistoryPeriodsHeian periodSite notesPublic accessYesNational Historic Site of Japan Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe statues are in three groups These statues are believed to have been carved during the early Heian period but do not appear in any surviving documentary records and their history is unknown In terms of size and time period they correspond to the Usuki Stone Buddhas in Kyushu but are in much poorer preservation The Yakushi dō Stone Buddha 薬師堂石仏 has a height of 5 5 meters and a width of 15 meters and consists of four seated images of Yakushi Nyōrai and other Buddhas flanked by two bodhisattva The carving is the best preserved of the group and is protected by a chapel Some traces of yellow and vermilion pigment remains indicating that this statue was once colorfully painted however the face of the main image is largely obliterated The Kannon dō Stone Buddha 観音堂石仏 is centered on a seated image of Senju Kannon with a height of nine meters surrounded by many smaller images It is located slightly to the northeast of the Yakushidō Stone Buddha It was exposed to the elements and is poorly preserved but in style it is similar to a statue of Kannon found at Kiyomizu dera in Kyoto The chapel protecting the carving was destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake but has since been repaired The Amida dō Stone Buddha 阿弥陀堂石仏 is located approximately 100 meters to the north of the Yakushi dō Stone Buddha but is so badly worn that it is unrecognizable The outer layers of the carving have completely peeled off leaving only the core of the image It is named as a statue of Amida Nyōrai by tradition The site is located approximately 20 minutes on foot from Momouchi Station on the JR East Jōban Line See also Edit nbsp History portal nbsp Japan portalList of Historic Sites of Japan Fukushima References Edit 薬師堂石仏 附 阿彌陀堂石仏 in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs External links EditMinamisoma Cty Tourist Information Odaka Tourist Information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daihisan Stone Buddhas amp oldid 965744848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
