
The statue weighs more than 4,000 tons and was completed in 1995.
Ushiku Amida Buddha of Japan is located in Ibaraki Prefecture.
As a human, Hōzō was a king who gave up his throne after hearing the teachings by Lokesvararaja Buddha. He became a monk, and after eons of practice, he became Dharmakāra Bodhisattva (Hōzō Bosatsu), who then made 48 vows, fulfilled them, and became Amida Nyorai.
Ibaraki Prefecture, 50 kilometer northeast of Tokyo. Originally known as Jodo Teien, this garden park is now referred to as Ushiku Arcadia, a place to retrace the journey of Dharmakāra Bodhisattva.

Completed in 2002. And then: shows that this Vairocana or so colled celestial Buddha, was conceived and built in response to an act of the Taliban in 2001.

By the way, I think it was a big mistake by Talibans.
Atop the photo by Photographer Goto Osami.
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