daibutsu

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

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

a large representation of the Buddha.

Origin of daibutsu

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

dahlgren, dahlia, dahna, dahomey, dahoon, daibutsu, daiker, daikon, dailies, daily, daily double

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
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
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