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Also kongōza 金剛座. Lit. diamond throne. The throne on which the historical Buddha *Shaka 釈迦 meditated and reached enlightenment. A stone pedestal (approximately 2.5 m x 1.5 m) dating from 2rd-1st century BC that is preserved at Buddhagaya in India. In Japan the term kongō hōza is sometimes used more generally for the pedestal or dais on which a Buddhist image is placed *daiza 台座.