January 28, 2017

TEMPLES - Joren-Ji Tokyo Daibutsu

https://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2013/01/temples-of-edo-info.html

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Tokyo Daibutsu 東京大仏 Great Buddha of Tokyo
Joorenji 乗蓮寺 Joren-Ji
板橋区赤塚5-28 / 5 Chome-28 Akatsuka, Itabashi ward

Upon completion in 1980, it was the third largest sitting Buddha in Japan (at 13m it's only a mere meter shorter than it' more famous Kamakura cousin).
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gaman no oni 我慢の鬼 demon who endures with self-control and perserverance
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