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.

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 Great Buddha statue of the temple Tōdaiji is today a symbol not just of Nara, where it rests, but of Japanese Buddhism and Japan itself. Built 13 centuries ago, it has weathered fires and ...

One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States springs up unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard just off a ...

NARA--UNESCO World Heritage Todaiji temple was filled with the heavenly sight of flying white-robed priests vigorously dusting the towering Great Buddha statue ahead of the Obon holidays.