How different are Image and Statue?

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Daibutsu in Nara, Japan is called "the Image of Great Buddha" in English. Why isn't it "the Statue of Great Buddha? Does Image deffer from Statue?

2007-04-06 17:45:01 · 1 answers · asked by Taro K 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

An image can be any representation. A painting, a 3-d hologram, or a statue.

The term image is used to portray a more religious feeling.

2007-04-06 19:08:24 · answer #1 · answered by Lupin IV 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋