"（Jpn/ Great Buddha）. Name given to several large images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Japan， usually made of bronze， in a sitting or standing posture. The three most important Daibutsu are at Nara， Kyoto and Kamakura. The Daibutsu at Kamakura， though smaller than that at Nara， is the best known of the three. It is an image of Amitabha Buddha， 49 ft. 7 in. in height. Erected in 1252， it marks the success of the great Pure Land schools. The temple in which it was originally housed was destroyed in 1369， and again in 1494， and was never rebuilt."