Dainichi Nyorai is Japan's finest stone Buddha statue — Furuzono-Sekibutsu gallery, Usuki Stone Buddhas, Kyushu, Japan.

Dainichi Nyorai is Japan's finest stone Buddha statue — Furuzono-Sekibutsu gallery, Usuki Stone Buddhas, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan. The center Dainichi Nyorai statue is considered as Japan's finest stone Buddha. These Nyorai (Buddhas in Japan) were sculpted during the late Heian Period. Dating from the Heian Period (794-1185), the galleries of Usuki Stone Buddhas are carved from soft, volcanic rock blasted from nearby Mount Aso volcano. In Japan, Buddha statues are usually made of wood or metal, but stone statues are rarer — Usuki's are the only stone Buddhas in Japan to be designated as national treasures.

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Dainichi Nyorai is Japan's finest stone Buddha statue — Furuzono-Sekibutsu gallery, Usuki Stone Buddhas, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan. The center Dainichi Nyorai statue is considered as Japan's finest stone Buddha. These Nyorai (Buddhas in Japan) were sculpted during the late Heian Period. Dating from the Heian Period (794-1185), the galleries of Usuki Stone Buddhas are carved from soft, volcanic rock blasted from nearby Mount Aso volcano. In Japan, Buddha statues are usually made of wood or metal, but stone statues are rarer — Usuki's are the only stone Buddhas in Japan to be designated as national treasures.