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Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Magai-butsu of Ōno-dera temple Alternative Name: 大野寺磨崖仏Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Uda (Nara prefecture) Nearest Village: Murō-Ōno 室生ä
Latitude: 34.562260N Longitude: 136.015880E
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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On the opposite bank to the precinct of Ōno-dera temple across a stream, there is a “magai-butsu” (cliff-carved Buddha, 13.8m high). It is supposed to be built during 1207-1209, as a replica of the magaibutsu of Kasagi-dera temple.
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