大仏(だいぶつ)

だいぶつ
noun
great statue of Buddha
religionculture
1. great Buddha; large statue of Buddha
A very large statue of a Buddha. The best known in Japan are the bronze Great Buddhas of Tōdai-ji in Nara and Kōtoku-in in Kamakura.
奈良(なら)の大仏(だいぶつ)を見(み)た。
I saw the Great Buddha of Nara.
鎌倉(かまくら)の大仏(だいぶつ)は屋外(おくがい)にある。
The Great Buddha of Kamakura stands outdoors.
修学旅行(しゅうがくりょこう)で大仏(だいぶつ)の大(おお)きさに驚(おどろ)いた生徒(せいと)が多(おお)かった。
On the school trip, many students were amazed at the size of the Great Buddha.

Usually named by place: 奈良(なら)の大仏(だいぶつ) (at 東大寺(とうだいじ), eighth century, indoors in a huge wooden hall) and 鎌倉(かまくら)の大仏(だいぶつ) (thirteenth century, outdoors since its hall was washed away). Both are standard school-trip destinations.

Common collocations

  • 大仏(だいぶつ)殿(でん): the hall that houses a great Buddha
  • 大仏(だいぶつ)を拝(おが)む: to pray before the Great Buddha
  • 大仏(だいぶつ)様(さま): the Great Buddha (familiar, respectful)

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 仏像(ぶつぞう) (Buddhist statue)
general
Added 2026.10.7 22:18 · Revised 2026.10.7 22:23
31500/31679_daibutsu