A face-only relief of Shakyamuni Buddha preserved atop Daibutsuyama in Ueno Park. Originally erected in 1631 by Hori Naoyori, lord of Murakami domain, to mourn war dead, it went through multiple reconstructions before the face was detached by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, and the body was lost to wartime metal requisitioning. Revered today as a talisman for exam success — since "it cannot fall …
Founded in 1631 by Hori Naoyori to mourn war dead. Repeatedly toppled by earthquakes including Meireki and Ansei, its head fell again in the 1923 Kanto quake. The body was melted down for the war effort; only the face was preserved as a relief in 1972. Under the care of Kan'eiji, it is venerated as …
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来・薬師三尊（パゴダ）"
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