The monk [[Joko|Jôkô]]<!--淨光-->, who had traveled the country collecting contributions, began construction of a wooden Great Buddha sculpture, and the Great Buddha Hall to house it, in the 3rd month of [[1238]]; the eye-opening ceremony was held on [[1243]]/6/11. This wooden sculpture was lost in a great storm in [[1247]], and construction began on a bronze replacement in [[1252]]; it is this bronze sculpture which survives today.<ref name=bura>"[http://www.kamakura-burabura.com/meisyokamakuradaibutu.htm Kôtoku-in (Kamakura Daibutsu)]." Kamakura-burabura.com.</ref> | The monk [[Joko|Jôkô]]<!--淨光-->, who had traveled the country collecting contributions, began construction of a wooden Great Buddha sculpture, and the Great Buddha Hall to house it, in the 3rd month of [[1238]]; the eye-opening ceremony was held on [[1243]]/6/11. This wooden sculpture was lost in a great storm in [[1247]], and construction began on a bronze replacement in [[1252]]; it is this bronze sculpture which survives today.<ref name=bura>"[http://www.kamakura-burabura.com/meisyokamakuradaibutu.htm Kôtoku-in (Kamakura Daibutsu)]." Kamakura-burabura.com.</ref> |