磨ま崖がい仏ぶつ

noun

Buddha image carved on a rock face

Refers to a Buddhist figure carved directly into a natural cliff or large rock surface, often found at outdoor sacred sites.

• 大おお分いた県けんの磨ま崖がい仏ぶつは国くに指し定ていの史し跡せきになっている。

  The rock-carved Buddha figures in Oita Prefecture are designated as a national historic site.

• 山やま道みちの途と中ちゅうに古ふるい磨ま崖がい仏ぶつが彫ほられていた。

  An old Buddha image was carved into the rock face along the mountain path.