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English: Buddha Daibutsu, Kamakura, Japan

Afrikaans: Daibutsu Buddhastandbeeld van die Kōtoku-in buddhistiese tempel in die Japanse stad Kamakura

Česky: Daibucu (大仏) z Kamakury – velká bronzová socha Amida buddhy v buddhistickém chrámu Kótokuin ve městě Kamakura v prefektuře Kanagawa v Japonsku

Dansk: Buddha Daibutsu i Kamakura, Japan

Deutsch: Der Daibutsu von Kamakura (高徳院), eine Buddha- Amitābha- Statue im buddhistischen Tempel Kōtoku-in in der japanischen Stadt Kamakura

English: Buddha Daibutsu, Kamakura, Japan

Esperanto: Budho- statuo en la templo Kōtoku-in en la japana urbo Kamakura

Español: Gran Buda en el templo Kōtoku-in, en la ciudad de Kamakura, Japón.

Eesti: Buda kuju Kamakura linnas

فارسی: بودای بزرگ، کاماکورا، ژاپن

Français : Bouddha Daibutsu, Kamakura, Japon.

Magyar: A buddhista Kótokuin-templom monumentális Daibucu-, azaz Nagy Buddha-szobra ( Kamakura, Japán)

Íslenska: Buddha Daibutsu í Kamakura, Japan.

Italiano: Buddha Daibutsu a Kamakura, Giappone.

日本語: 高徳院の鎌倉大仏

Македонски: Дајбуцу (голема Будина статуа) во Камакура, Јапонија

Nederlands: Standbeeld van de Daibutsu van Kamakura ( Japan), onderdeel van de Boeddhistische tempelcomplex Kōtoku-in

Polski: Posąg Buddy (Daibutsu) w Kamakurze (Japonia)

Português: Buddha Daibutsu, em Kamakura, no Japão

Română: Statuia lui Buddha din templul Kōtoku-in, din oraşul Kamakura, Japonia.

Русский: Статуя Будды в Камакуре ( Япония)

Svenska: Buddha Daibutsu i Kamakura, Japan

Українська: Статуя Будди Дайбуцу в м. Камакура, Японія

中文（简体）‎: 日本神奈川县镰仓市高德院佛像

中文（繁體）‎: 日本神奈川縣鎌倉市高德院佛像

Description	English: Buddha Daibutsu, Kamakura, Japan. This statue, made of bronze, is 11.40 m high and weights 93 t. Français : Grand Buddha (Buddha Daibutsu) de Kamakura, au Japon. Cette statue de bronze fait 11m 40 de haut et pèse 93 tonnes. Gaeilge: Dealbh An Búda sa tSeapáin
Date	10 May 2005
Source	Own work
Author	Dirk Beyer
Permission ( Reusing this file)	GFDL and cc-by-sa-2.5

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Camera location	35° 19′ 0.80″ N, 139° 32′ 8.60″ E	This and other images at their locations on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap	( Info)35.316888888889;139.53572222222

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