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Giant Buddhas

Known as Daibutsu in Japan, ?? in Chinese, they are all gigantic Buddhas. Towering above Mount Rushmore, Giant Buddha's are the three largest statues currently standing, and are the largest statues in the world.

World's largest seated bronze outdoor Buddha

Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China

The seated Buddha at Lantau, also called the Tien Tan Buddha, is 34 meters (110 feet) tall, weighs 250 metric tons and is approached by visitors from the nearby Po Lin Monastery by climbing 268... »

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Japan

T?daiji Daibutsuden: The Great Buddha Hall

The world's largest wooden building containing a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer which wander the grounds

There are many amazing things about T?dai-ji and the Daibutsuden or 'Great Buddha Hall' in Nara, Japan: the gigantic bronze Buddha, which nearly bankrupted Japan to build in 751, or the fact that... »

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Japan

Takaoka Daibutsu: The Great Buddha of Takaoka

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues

Although a large image of the Buddha has been located in Takaoka since at least 1221, the particular giant Buddha itself has been replaced many times. In 1745, a priest at the Gokurakuji temple... »

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Japan

Showa Daibutsu: The Great Showa Buddha of Seiry?ji

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan

Located in Aomori, at the Seiry?ji (Blue-Green Dragon) Temple is a colossal likeness of Dainichi Nyorai completed in 1984. This particular Buddha, known primarily as Vairocana in the sanskrit, is... »

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Japan

Nihonji Daibutsu: The Great of Buddha of Nihonji

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s

This giant Buddha is a unique one, being an effigy of Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Healing, known as Bhaisajyaguru in Sanskrit. The immense image of Yakushi was carved out of Mt. Nokogiri, named... »

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Sichuan Sheng, China

Golden Summit Temple

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian

The Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, or Puxian in Chinese, is said to have meditated on Mount Emei, and has thus been dubbed protector of the area and patron Buddha of the monasteries in the region.... »

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Japan

Ushiku Daibutsu: The Great Buddha of Ushiku

The third tallest statue in the world it depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest

This massive, towering visage of Amida Nyorai, known more commonly by his Sanskrit name Amit?bha, was the tallest statue in the world for a time. Its reign lasted from when it was finished in 1995... »

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