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The largest Buddha statue in the world

1. The statue Emerald Buddha, Thailand


This statue is dressed in gold placed in the temple Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), on the campus of the Royal Grand Palace of Thailand. The statue is famous because it is made from sapphire stone monolith. Statues have 3 dresses golden king instead Thailand festivals prescribed.

2. Great Buddha Daibutsu - Japan


Kotoku-in is a famous Buddhist temple of the Jodo Shu Sect schools (Pure Earth Tong) in the city of Kamakura (Japan). Including Daibutsu Buddha statues seated, 13 meters high and weighs 93 tonnes of copper hollow. Primarily, this object is placed in wooden temple, but the temple was destroyed by the tsunami in the 15th century and to the statue in its former position as at present.

3. Statue Gia Vihare - Sri Lanka


This is the famous Buddhist architecture world was built in Polonnaruwa, one of the cradles of world Buddhism in Sri Lanka. The focus of this temple are four statues of Buddha carved into giant granite boulders, of which there are statues lie to 14m long and erect another picture 7m high.

4. Monywa Buddhas - Myanmar


Monywa is a bustling city in central Myanmar is situated on the banks of the mighty river Chindwin, but here even more famous by Buddha statue lying on Monywa Buddhas are great. Monywa Buddhas statue 90m in length, the top private high as 1.8 m, built in 1991 inside the hollow allowing visitors can explore from the inside out and up to the top.

5. Hussain Sagar Buddha Buddha Statue


This is a giant Buddha statue built in the heart of a man-made lake in the city of Hyderabad, India. 17m high statue weighs over 320 tons. This is a monolithic Buddha statue largest, most popular India, it is more artists participating carved from a single block of stone.

6. Tian Tan Buddha Statue - Hong Kong


Tian Tan Buddha Statue (Tian Tan Buddha Statue) are people Lantau Island (Hong Kong, China), known as the Buddha. The statue is made of pure copper material, which opened in 1993. The reason it is called Tianjin is known for its medical molding a statue similar site of the temple of Heaven in Beijing.

The statue was built on a 34m tall lotus, the Buddha's right hand lifted to remove any calamity, sorrow to mankind on the left hand to the knee, symbolizing the joy of living beings.

7. Buddha head in Ayutthaya - Thailand


The ancient capital of Ayutthaya in Thailand is considered the homeland of religious works very special, especially the statue. In the remaining relics Wat Mahathat have (Temple of the Great Relic) saved the head of a Buddha statue made of sandstone, the rest of the statue was lost. In particular, the head of this statue is stuck in the roots of the vines and trees.

8. The sleeping Buddha - Wat Pho, Bangkok Thailand


As a famous Buddhist architecture at Wat Pho, Bangkok (Thailand). The statue lying 46m long, 15m high. The eyes and feet are decorated with pearls showing 108 noble qualities of the Buddha.

9. Ushiku Daibutsu Buddha Statue - Ushiku, Japan


Ushiku Daibutsu (statue of Amida Buddha) is located in the city of Ushiku, Japan is one of the tallest Buddha statues in the world today, 120 meters high, including the pedestal 10m, 10m lotus. The work was officially completed in 1995 and is considered the spiritual tourist destination, renowned religious practice in the world today.

10. Giant Buddha of Leshan, Sichuan - China


Leshan Giant Buddha Statue Buddha or the Great Buddha Leshan Giant statue is carved directly into the great stone mountain in Sichuan province, western China.

Statue of Maitreya Buddha described (Maitreya or Bodi Sattra) in a sitting position with 71m height, own fingers to 3m in length. Leshan Giant Buddha Statue Buddha is considered the greatest Buddha statue carved in the rocks of humanity today.
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