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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Magai-butsu of Kasagi-dera temple Alternative Name: 笠置寺 磨崖仏Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Kasagi-chō (Kyōto prefecture) Nearest Village: Kasagi-yama 笠置山
Latitude: 34.754230N Longitude: 135.942550E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Kasagi-dera temple is situated on Mt.Kasagi-yama (289m alt.) and supposed to be built to worship this “magai-butsu” (cliff-carved Buddha, 15m high) in 7th century (?).
This temple suffered 3 fires including the battle between the emperor and the shogunate in 1331, so the carving of this magaibutsu was flaked off and only the halo behind the statue remains like a ghost.
There is another survived magaibutsu along the strolling route in the precinct.
Ma=grind + Gai=cliff + Butsu=Buddha
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