Check out this big fella!!

Here is a picture or the Amida Buddha in the Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura. The statue was originally cast in bronze in 1252 and was originally housed in a temple, but this was washed away by a tsunami in 1498. Since then the big guy has stood out in the open air.

It is a sight to behold as you round the courner and suddenly see this big medatative giant nestled in amongst the trees and hills surrounding it. The most supprising thing is that for a mere 20yen (that's about 20 cents Canadian) you can go in through a small door and enter the hollow huddha statue. In this way, one can become "one with the Buddha" without isolating one'self to a cave in Nepal for 20 years of meditation. That is the best thing...possible the only thing I have droped 20 yen on so far.