Effective Public Communication [COM 30103]

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION (PART 1)

Yap Jia En0319550LECTURER: PERSIS RODRIGUES

Religious

Kotoku-in TempleKamakura, Japan

History of Kotoku-ni Temple

Great Buddha of Kamakura (Daibutsu in

Japanese)

second largest monumental Buddha in Japan 

construction of the Great Buddha began in

1252

Daibutsu-den Hall was damaged and destroyed

in storm hitting in 1334 and 1369, and

subsequently in a severe earthquake in 1498

Structure of Kotoku-ni Temple

layout of the temple grounds

The entrance to the Kōtoku-in

temple, Nio-mon Gate

Tsukubai- rinse hands and mouth before

approaching to Amida(The Great Buddha).

The Daibutsu, bronze statue, 13.35 meters

high, weighs approximately 93 tons

A sub-temple, Kangetsu-do Hall, meaning a

moon-viewing hall.

Back view

Inside view of Great Buddha

Ornaments

the incense pot and its engravingsLanterna pair of huge warazori (length: 1.8 meters; width: 0.9 meters; weight: 45 kilograms)

Type of Plants

Commemorative Trees- 3 Japanese black pines (Pinus thunbergii)

red momiji

Japanese maple