USS Helena CA-75
1949 CRUISE BOOK
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THE BRONZA STATUE AMITA - BUDDHA DIABUTSU OR GREAT BUDDHA WAS CAST IN 1252 AD BY GLYPTIC ARTIST
ONO-GROEMON AT REQUEST OF PRINCE MUNETAKA AND PRIEST JOKO. IN THE YEAR 1495 A TIDAL WAVE WHICH
SWEPT AWAY THE GREAT TEMPLE OF THE BUDDHA AND REMAINED ONLY ITS FOUNDATION STONES NOT INJURED
THE BUDDHA. THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN SEPT. 1923 NOT INJURED THE BUDDHA'S BUT DESTROYED HIS BASE
AND IT WAS REPAIRED IN 1926. 







OLD
WEIGHT
HEIGHT
FACE
EYE
EAR
MOUTH
KNEE TO KNEE
ROUND OF THUMB		
ABOUT
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"		
700 YEARS
210,000 POUNDS
43 FEET
7.7 FEET
3.3 FEET
6.6 FEET
2.8 FEET
30 FEET
2.8 FEET



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