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'''Sendai Daikannon''' ({{lang|ja|仙台大観音}}), officially known as the '''Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon''' (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in [[Sendai]], Japan. It portrays a woman, the [[bodhisattva]] ''Byakue [[Guanyin|Kannon]]'' (白衣観音, "White-robed Kannon") bearing the {{nihongo|[[Cintamani#Nomenclature.2C orthography and etymology|cintamani gem]]|如意宝珠|Nyoihōju}} in her hand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2021 |title=まるでリオ、丘の上の大観音…建立当時は全国からバスツアー : 社会 : ニュース |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20210427-OYT1T50083/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=読売新聞オンライン |language=ja}}</ref>
'''Sendai Daikannon''' ({{lang|ja|仙台大観音}}), officially known as the '''Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon''' (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in [[Sendai]], Japan. It portrays a woman, the [[bodhisattva]] ''Byakue [[Guanyin|Kannon]]'' (白衣観音, "White-robed Kannon") bearing the {{nihongo|[[Cintamani#Nomenclature.2C orthography and etymology|cintamani gem]]|如意宝珠|Nyoihōju}} in her hand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2021 |title=まるでリオ、丘の上の大観音…建立当時は全国からバスツアー : 社会 : ニュース |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20210427-OYT1T50083/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=読売新聞オンライン |language=ja}}</ref>


It is the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan and as of 2023 is the [[List of tallest statues|eighth-tallest statue in the world]] at {{convert|100|m}}.<ref name=nikkei>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2018 |title=身の丈100m「吸引力」抜群 仙台大観音（仙台市） |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO31847890V10C18A6H91A00/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=日本経済新聞 |language=ja}}</ref> The monument itself is {{cvt|92|m}} tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to {{cvt|100|m}}.{{cn|date=September 2023}} At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but was surpassed by [[Ushiku Daibutsu]] in 1993.<ref name=nikkei/>
It is the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan and as of 2023 is the [[List of tallest statues|-tallest statue in the world]] at {{convert|100|m}}.<ref name=nikkei>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2018 |title=身の丈100m「吸引力」抜群 仙台大観音（仙台市） |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXKZO31847890V10C18A6H91A00/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=日本経済新聞 |language=ja}}</ref> The monument itself is {{cvt|92|m}} tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to {{cvt|100|m}}.{{cn|date=September 2023}} At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but was surpassed by [[Ushiku Daibutsu]] in 1993.<ref name=nikkei/>


There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside on the first floor are many large statues of Buddha and mythical kings. Visitors take an elevator to the 12th level then walk down the stairs and ramps to the ground. At each level, there are eight Buddhas displayed in timber cabinets, 108 in total.
There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside on the first floor are many large statues of Buddha and mythical kings. Visitors take an elevator to the 12th level then walk down the stairs and ramps to the ground. At each level, there are eight Buddhas displayed in timber cabinets, 108 in total.

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Sendai Daikannon
Remote view of Sendai Daikannon
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38°18′02″N 140°49′25″E / 38.3005°N 140.8236°E / 38.3005; 140.8236
LocationSendai, Japan
Typestatue
Height
  • statue: 92 m (302 ft)
  • including base: 100 m (330 ft)
Completion date1 September 1991
Dedicated toByakue Kannon (白衣観音)
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Sendai Daikannon (仙台大観音), officially known as the Sendai Tendou Byakue Daikannon (仙台天道白衣大観音), is a large statue located in Sendai, Japan. It portrays a woman, the bodhisattva Byakue Kannon (白衣観音, "White-robed Kannon") bearing the cintamani gem (如意宝珠, Nyoihōju) in her hand.[1]

It is the tallest statue of a goddess in Japan and as of 2023 is the ninth-tallest statue in the world at 100 metres (330 ft).[2] The monument itself is 92 m (302 ft) tall, while the pedestal brings its total height to 100 m (330 ft).[citation needed] At the time of its completion in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the world, but was surpassed by Ushiku Daibutsu in 1993.[2]

There is a small entry fee to enter the statue itself. Inside on the first floor are many large statues of Buddha and mythical kings. Visitors take an elevator to the 12th level then walk down the stairs and ramps to the ground. At each level, there are eight Buddhas displayed in timber cabinets, 108 in total.

See also

References

  1. ^ "まるでリオ、丘の上の大観音…建立当時は全国からバスツアー : 社会 : ニュース". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "身の丈100m「吸引力」抜群 仙台大観音（仙台市）". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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Records
Preceded by World's tallest statue
1991–1993 		Succeeded by
Ushiku Daibutsu
100 m (330 ft)


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