Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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sixteen-foot diamond-body; also a metal or golden image of the Buddha 16 feet high mentioned in the 北史 Northern History.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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丈六金身===(術語)傳燈錄曰:「西方有佛,其形丈六而黃金色。」北史曰:「時蜀沙門法成,率僧數千人,鑄丈六金身。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》