Comments on: Daibutsu http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/08/18/daibutsu/ Japan's Online Travel & Culture Magazine Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ana Velasquez http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/08/18/daibutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-2084 Ana Velasquez Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:37:55 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=2590#comment-2084 I was blessed to visit it and go inside. It was the same as taking a trip to the moon for me. I converted to Buddhism at 17 having been raised a Catholic in El Paso, TX. Moved to Japan thanks to the U.S. Army and was able to visit the temple. It was an awesome experience! I could not believe someone coming from such humble roots as myself was actually standing inside the statue. I gave birth in 1989 and nothing can create life and was awed by the power of Christ. I am a true born again Christian. Only God can take and give life. But the history of this buddha is amazing! I was blessed to visit it and go inside. It was the same as taking a trip to the moon for me. I converted to Buddhism at 17 having been raised a Catholic in El Paso, TX. Moved to Japan thanks to the U.S. Army and was able to visit the temple. It was an awesome experience! I could not believe someone coming from such humble roots as myself was actually standing inside the statue. I gave birth in 1989 and nothing can create life and was awed by the power of Christ. I am a true born again Christian. Only God can take and give life. But the history of this buddha is amazing!

]]> By: Durf http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/08/18/daibutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Durf Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:45:23 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=2590#comment-1755 The material I've seen on the wave says that the statue itself rocked back on its butt, but sat back down in place, while the structure was obliterated. The material I’ve seen on the wave says that the statue itself rocked back on its butt, but sat back down in place, while the structure was obliterated.

]]> By: Shane Sakata http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/08/18/daibutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 Shane Sakata Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:32:07 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=2590#comment-1754 If it was standing in the same place after the tidal wave swept through that would be an amazing feat of engineering for the time... The <a href="http://www.nihonsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Kamakura%20Daibutsu%20Buddha%20Sign.jpg" rel="nofollow">English sign</a> on the premises says the great temple was "swept away" leaving only its foundation and that the base was damaged during the 1923 earthquake. He also was reinforced in the 1960's and the base was made earthquake proof. Good 'ol Daibutsu has seen a lot in his day! If it was standing in the same place after the tidal wave swept through that would be an amazing feat of engineering for the time…

The English sign on the premises says the great temple was “swept away” leaving only its foundation and that the base was damaged during the 1923 earthquake. He also was reinforced in the 1960′s and the base was made earthquake proof.

Good ‘ol Daibutsu has seen a lot in his day!

]]> By: Durf http://www.nihonsun.com/2009/08/18/daibutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 Durf Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:45:31 +0000 http://www.nihonsun.com/?p=2590#comment-1753 It doesn't look like the statue was "swept away," although the wooden structure that once surrounded it certainly was. The temple apparently sits atop an old streambed, which gave the tsunami that did the damage a perfect path to rush up from the sea to the statue and its ex-housing. It doesn’t look like the statue was “swept away,” although the wooden structure that once surrounded it certainly was. The temple apparently sits atop an old streambed, which gave the tsunami that did the damage a perfect path to rush up from the sea to the statue and its ex-housing.

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