Monthly Letter No. 48 (March 2025)

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The March 2025 issue (No. 48) of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) Japan Chapter's Monthly Letter. This issue features an article on the "Kamakura Daibutsu" (Great Buddha of Kamakura) at Kōtoku-in Temple in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It discusses the history of the bronze Amitabha Tathagata statue, its cultural significance, its appearances on Meiji-era postcards, and a late Edo-period depiction on sword fittings.