daibutsu

[ dahy-boot-soo, -boot-; Japanese dahy-boo-tsoo ]

/ daɪˈbʊt su, -ˈbut-; Japanese ˈdaɪ bʊ tsʊ /

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noun

a large representation of the Buddha.

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Origin of daibutsu

<Japanese, equivalent to dai (<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dà big, great) + butsubutsu

Words nearby daibutsu

Dahlgren, dahlia, Dahna, Dahomey, dahoon, daibutsu, daiker, daikon, Dáil Éireann, dailies, daily

How to use daibutsu in a sentence

Near by on a slight eminence stands a huge bronze image of Buddha, twenty-one and one-half feet high, called the Daibutsu.
The Critic in the Orient|George Hamlin Fitch
Thus, for the Nara Daibutsu, the mould was constructed in a series of steps ascending 12 in.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various
Papa Claude corralled him in the corner with the Daibutsu and pompously presented each guest in turn.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
Only the Daibutsu images, some bells, and other instruments of worship form exceptions to this.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold

Daibutsu images evidently stand in the same relation to the works of private sculptors as folk-poetry to that of individual bards.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold