Postcard The Great Buddha of Kamakura
A postcard of the Buddha at Kamakura. This small city not far from Tokyo, was the most important military power centre in Japan from the end of the 12th until the first decades of the 14th century. During this period, simultaneously with the emergence of the samurai, new schools of Buddhism were established, which are still among the most influential in Japan today.
Karlin’s “quiet fishing village” was very charming, as she wrote in her travelogue Lonely Journey. She was particularly taken with the huge bronze statue of the seated Buddha, dating from 1252, which is still an extremely popular tourist attraction. On the back, she wrote in German that there is also a ginkgo in the photo and a teahouse in the background, “9. Seitenansicht des Buddha zu Kamakura. Ginko, im Hintergrund, Teehaus”. (CSB, MV)
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