The term "Magaibutsu" refers to Buddha statues which were carved into the natural rock face or bare rock or the rock scattered on mountains including an alcove of rock face.
磨崖仏（まがいぶつ）は、そそり立つ岩壁や岩壁を龕状に彫った内側に刻まれるなど、自然の岩壁や露岩、あるいは転石に造立された仏像を指す。