The statue was inaugurated on November 18, 1989 by the XIVth Dalai Lama. This huge figurine depicts Lord Buddha meditating (dhyana mudra) while he is seated on a giant lotus in open air.

Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese ...

It is also the site of the world's largest stone statue of Buddha. The Great Buddha at Leshan This colossal statue was carved on a cliff on Soaring to the Clouds Hill facing the three rivers.

The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined at Gokurakuji ... It was greeted with great fanfare at the time. Large memorial services were held for atomic bomb victims on ...

One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin Township, near Princeton. It was built a decade ago under the leadership of a Sri Lankan ...

Placing Gautam Buddha statues in homes can bring peace, wisdom, and serenity while also adding aesthetic appeal. These ...

It is not the golden Buddha but the real gold Buddha. Thailand has many temples housing giant golden statues of Buddha but Wat Traimit houses a giant statue of Buddha made of pure gold. Although the ...

Viewers looking for renewed faith in the power, vision, and sheer fun of movies will love The Great Buddha +, which manages ... The title refers to a giant iron statue being fabricated in the ...