Carved Uzuki Stone Buddhas in Japan
by L Bosco
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Carved Uzuki Stone Buddhas in Japan
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L Bosco
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Photograph - Digital Image
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There is a very nice park outside Usuki, Japan where we went to see these are figures of Buddha carved in rock (magaibutsu) These have been designated a national treasure. More than 60 figures were carved in rock face created by hardened volcanic ash and molten rock that erupted from Mt. Aso approximately 90,000 years ago. The figures are believed to have been carved from the Heian period (794–1185) to the Kamakura period (1185–1333). It is unknown who did the carvings.. They are still shrouded in many mysteries. All the figures of Buddha are carved into the rock and cannot be moved. Stone buddhas are unusual in Japan.
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June 21st, 2020
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