Great Buddha of Kamakura
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The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental 13th-century bronze statue of Amida Buddha, renowned as one of Japan’s most iconic and historically significant Buddhist sculptures.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Buddha of Kamakura canonical | 3 |
| Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kōtoku-in) | 1 |
| Kamakura Daibutsu | 1 |
| Kamakura Great Buddha | 1 |
| Kamakura Great Buddha (Kōtoku-in) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8295662 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Buddha of Kamakura Context triple: [Kanagawa Prefecture, contains, Great Buddha of Kamakura]
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A.
Hall of Great Buddha
The Hall of Great Buddha is a principal worship hall within China's historic White Horse Temple, housing large Buddha statues and serving as a central site for Buddhist ritual and devotion.
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B.
Byakue Kannon statue
The Byakue Kannon statue is a towering white Buddhist monument of the bodhisattva Kannon in Takasaki, Japan, renowned as a local symbol and pilgrimage site.
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Great Buddha Hall
The Great Buddha Hall is the massive main hall of Tōdai-ji in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha.
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D.
Great Buddha Hall
Great Buddha Hall is the principal worship hall at Chuang Yen Monastery, renowned for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
Tōdai-ji
Tōdai-ji is a monumental Buddhist temple complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha (Daibutsu) and serving as a historic center of Japanese Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Buddha of Kamakura Target entity description: The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental 13th-century bronze statue of Amida Buddha, renowned as one of Japan’s most iconic and historically significant Buddhist sculptures.
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A.
Hall of Great Buddha
The Hall of Great Buddha is a principal worship hall within China's historic White Horse Temple, housing large Buddha statues and serving as a central site for Buddhist ritual and devotion.
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B.
Byakue Kannon statue
The Byakue Kannon statue is a towering white Buddhist monument of the bodhisattva Kannon in Takasaki, Japan, renowned as a local symbol and pilgrimage site.
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C.
Great Buddha Hall
The Great Buddha Hall is the massive main hall of Tōdai-ji in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha.
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D.
Great Buddha Hall
Great Buddha Hall is the principal worship hall at Chuang Yen Monastery, renowned for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
Tōdai-ji
Tōdai-ji is a monumental Buddhist temple complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha (Daibutsu) and serving as a historic center of Japanese Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist statue
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cultural property of Japan ⓘ outdoor bronze statue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | reachable from Hase Station on the Enoden line ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Amitābha
ⓘ
linked to:
Amitābha Buddha
|
| associatedWith | Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
| category |
colossal statues
ⓘ
outdoor sculptures in Japan ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Great Buddha of Nara ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1252 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
National Treasure of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
National Treasures of Japan
|
| currentSetting | outdoors ⓘ |
| depictionType | seated Buddha ⓘ |
| depicts |
Amida Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Amitābha Buddha
|
| designation | National Treasure ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being one of Japan’s most iconic Buddhist images
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large scale bronze casting ⓘ |
| handGesture | dhyana mudra ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elongated earlobes
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hollow interior accessible to visitors ⓘ lotus pedestal ⓘ ushnisha on the head ⓘ |
| hasInscription | inscriptions indicating repairs and donations ⓘ |
| height | approximately 13.35 meters ⓘ |
| heightWithoutBase | approximately 11.3 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural and historical symbol of Kamakura ⓘ |
| influenced | later large Buddha statues in Japan ⓘ |
| JapaneseName |
Kamakura Daibutsu
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linked to:
Great Buddha of Kamakura
|
| locatedAtTemple | Kōtoku-in ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kamakura ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hase area of Kamakura ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| orientation | faces west ⓘ |
| originalLocation | inside a large temple hall at Kōtoku-in ⓘ |
| period | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| pose | meditation posture ⓘ |
| reasonForOutdoorSetting | temple buildings destroyed by storms and tsunami ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| style | Kamakura period Buddhist sculpture ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Kamakura ⓘ |
| underwentRepair |
conservation work in the early 21st century
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earthquake-resistant reinforcement in the 20th century ⓘ structural repairs in the 1960s ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 93 tons ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Great Buddha of Kamakura Description of subject: The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental 13th-century bronze statue of Amida Buddha, renowned as one of Japan’s most iconic and historically significant Buddhist sculptures.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Buddha of Kamakura
linked to: Great Buddha of Kamakura
subject linked to:
Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) line
linked to: Great Buddha of Kamakura