His statue is said to have special healing powers; sections of the statue shine with the polish of thousands if not millions of hands rubbing away ailments over the centuries.Finally, inside the massive hall, deep in meditation on a massive podium within a ring of giant lotus leaves, is Nara's celebrated Daibutsu, or Great Buddha.
Thousands of people have come to the statue with the belief that it has healing powers.
Millions of people come to rub the statue for extra luck in the lottery.