65 Grand Statues of the World
Please view these wonderful large statues built around the world. They commemorate something close to people’s hearts. Something that brings hope, inspiration or a reminder of something people wish to aspire to. Whether the statues are religious or secular in nature, the human spirit is uplifted when they see something that gives meaning to them in large splendour. I hope you will be blessed by some of these images and I wish you blessings always.
Tsem Tulku
1. Ushiku Daibutsu of Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Height : 110 m
2. Guan Yin of Sanya, Hainan, China
Height : 108 m
3. Emperors Yan and Huang of Zhengzhou, China
Height : 106 m
4. Dai Kannon of Sendai, Japan
Height : 100 m (2 X Olympic size swimming pool length)
5. Peter the Great of Moscow, Russia
Height : 96 m
6. Grand Buddha at Ling Shan of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
Height : 88 m
7. Dai Kannon at Kita no Miyako park of Ashibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
Height : 88 m
8. Rodina Mat’Zovyot! (Mother Motherland Calls) at Mamayev Kurgan of Volgograd, Russia
Height : 85 m
9. Awaji Kannon of Awaji Island, Hyago Prefecture, Japan
Height : 80 m
10. Great Standing Maitreya Buddha of Beipu, Hsinchu County, Taiwan, China
Height : 72 m
11. Leshan Giant Buddha of Leshan, China
Height : 71 m
12. Mother Motherland of Kiev, Ukraine
Height : 62 m
13. Jibo Kannon at Narita-san temple of Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
Height : 62 m
14. Guan Yin at Mount Xiqiao of Nanhai district, Guangzhou, China
Height : 62 m
15. Aizu Jibo Dai-Kannon (Kuan Yin) of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Height : 57 m
16. Tokyo Wan Kannon (Kuan Yin) of Futtsu, Chiba, Japan
Height : 56 m
17. Hanuman Murti of New Delhi, India
Height : 53 m
18. Usami Dai-Kannon (Kuan Yin) of Izu Peninsula, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan
Height : 50 m
19. Dai Kannon (Kuan Yin) of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan
Height : 48.5 m
20. Ten Directions Pu Xian Buddha of Mount Emei, Sichuan province, China
Height : 48 m
21. Vargen de la Paz (Virgin of Peace) of Trujillo, Venezuela
Height : 46.7 m
22. Liberty Enlightening the World of Liberty Island, New York, United States
Height : 46 m
23. Birth of the New Man (Christopher Columbus) of Sevilla, Spain
Height : 45 m
24. Lord Murugan of Batu Caves, Gombak, Malaysia
Height : 42.7 m
25. Grand Byakue Kannon (Kuan Yin) of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Height : 41.8 m
26. Great Matzu of Meizhou Island, Fujian, China
Height : 40.5 m
27. Jose Maria Morelos of Janitzio island, Michoacan, Mexico
Height : 40 m
28. Fo Guang Shan Amitabha Buddha of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China
Height : 40 m
29. Lord Shiva of Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India
Height : 37 m
30. The Merlion of Sentosa, Republic of Singapore
Height : 37 m
31. Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) of Namchi, India
Height : 36 m
32. Bodhisattva Kannon (Kuan Yin) of Tazawako, Akita prefecture, Japan
Height : 35 m
33. Cristo de la Concordia of Cochabamba, Bolivia
Height : 34.2 m
34. Tian Tan Buddha of Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Height : 34 m
35. Notre-Dame du Sacre-Coeur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) of Le Mas-Rillier in Dombes, Ain department, France
Height : 33 m
36. Golden Maitreya Buddha of Beopjusa, Naesongni-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do province, South Korea
Height : 33 m
37. Laozi statue in Mount Mao near Zhenjiang of Jiangsu province, China
Height : 33 m
38. Mindroling Monastery Buddha of Dehradun, Uttarakhand state, India
Height : 32.6 m
39. Standing Buddha in Wat Indrawiharn of Bangkok, Thailand
Height : 32 m
40. Bhaisajyaguru in Nihon-Ji Temple of Kyonan, Awa District, Chiba, Japan
Height : 31 m
41. Lord Shiva of the Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Height : 30.5 m
42. Virgen de El Panecillo (Virgin in The Panecillo) of Quito, Ecuador
Height : 30 m
43. Guan Yin of Kek Lok Si Temple, Air Itam, Penang island, Malaysia
Height : 30 m
44. Cristo Redentor de Concorvado (Christ the Redeemer) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 30 m
45. Cristo del Otero (Jesus) of Palencia, Spain
Height : 30 m
Height : 95m (312ft)
Height : 13.3m (43.6ft)
Height : approximately 4m (13ft)
49. Bamiyan Buddha, Afghanistan (Not existing anymore)
Height : 53m (174ft)
50. Buddha at Indosan Nipponji Temple, Bodhgaya, India
Height : 25m (82ft)
51. Tongail-Daebul Buddha, Donghwasa temple, Korea
Height : 33m (108ft)
52. Buddha at Cheonan, Korea
Height : 14m (46ft)
53. Buddha at Kandy, Sri Lanka
Height :40m (131ft)
54. Buddha at Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Height : 30m (98ft)
55. Buddha at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Length :14m (46ft)
56. Buddha at Beruwala, Sri Lanka
Height : 40m (131ft)
57. Hussain Sagar Buddha Statue, Hyderabad, India
Height :17m (56ft)
58. Monywa Buddha, Myanmar
Length:90m (300ft)
59. Buddha at Po Kaung Hills, Myanmar
Height :132m (433ft)
60. Buddha at Kyaik Pun, Myanmar
Height : 30m (98ft)
61. Buddha at Pattaya, Thailand
Height : 20m (65ft)
62. Buddha at Sukhothai, Thailand
Height : 15m (49ft)
63. Buddha at Koh Samui, Thailand
Height : 12m (40ft)
64. Buddha at Cambodia
(could not find pictures so I ‘ve included a very short video clip for you to see)
Height : unknown
http://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/v20496365X3bEXRqh.flv
Or view the video on the server at: http://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/v20496365X3bEXRqh.flv
65. Buddha at Cambodia
(could not find pictures so I ‘ve included a very short video clip for you to see)
Height : unknown
http://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/v2049636626FWXzxf.flv
Or view the video on the server at: http://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/v2049636626FWXzxf.flv
I hope you have enjoyed to view these statues around the world. I find them very interesting. All of them.
And I had wished to build something like that also. In Dharma, as many molecules that exist in the Buddha statue and for how long it exists is the amount of merit you collect. The merits are the fuel for us to gain attainments during our meditations/practice. When others pay homage or derive benefit from viewing these Buddha images, you also collect great amounts of merit for being the cause of their merits. Even after you have died, and the statues exist, the merit will still follow you to wherever you are. The merits continue for as long as the statue exists. And the bigger they are the more others will have a chance to see even from a distance. For everyone, even spirits and animals to even see a Buddha image plants the seeds for the causes of enlightenment to spring up in the future. It plants the seed for the causes for the eradication of suffering within oneself to arise in the future. It creates causes to meet a Buddha or a skillful teacher in the future. We have the potential for enlightenment, we just need the causes to make it arise. The innumerable benefits of Buddha statues are beyond imagination.
The two Buddhas in Cambodia are amazing. It shows the devotion of the people to Lord Buddha. Although sometimes livelihood is strained, they still can build something so great. I fold my hands to them. It is a testament to the human spirit and spirituality.
It is truly inspiring. We should all have beautiful shrines at home to inspire us, bless us and our families. To get a perfect representation of the Buddha in our homes is a source of great blessings for many years to come. What a wonderful way to bless our kids and pets also. ‘Investing’ in such a image brings great benefits. We invest in cars and houses but their benefits are temporal and short. While ‘investing’ in a supreme image of an Enlightened beings brings benefit for now and way into the future.
It is the BEST ‘investment’ of your lives. Really it is.
Tsem Tulku
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very nice statue. i like all holy statue.i m hear in malaysia but when i see all statue my mine allready there to vijit.i get bless from this all statue.i m verry happy to see holy tample and holy statue.in nepal also i fallow my mom to go many holy mandir.and she so kind alot of cloth food, umbrella,sweet water,frout, she offer to poor people.we not hight level but my mom always give to other.thank you rinpoche for all holy temple and holy statue to see us.thanky so much.
What beautiful statues indeed! Thank you Rinpoche for sharing! The details on some of the Buddha images are amazing. Thierry and I were fortunate enough to visit the one in Penang (Kek Lok Si)and Koh Samui recently.
I actually prefer the Kuan Yin statue in Penang without its current structure (roof and pillars). I feel it is more majestic and visible from afar without it (as in the picture here).
Looking at these statues makes me dream of the beautiful statues we will have in KWPC. Something I want to manifest with all my heart. It would be wonderful to live and die there in the mountains…
Dear Rinpoche,
Thanks for your time and sharing on such a wonderful compilation of the magnificent statue. A very enlightening article for mid-day reading.
Thanks.
Dear Rinpoche,
Thank you for sharing amazing big Buddha statues around the world. Its heart warming to see how people in different countries devoted themself to Buddhism by making big statues which benefit many people currently and will benefit many generation of us in future.
Valentina and her friends from indonesia have booked tickets to thailand to visit a big Buddha statue at Wat Muang, Angthong. She was inspired by Rinpoche blog of big Buddha statue earlier. its a thoughtful of her for a wonderful trip.
May Rinpoche wishes of having a big Statue in Malaysia be fulfill. May we create causes and be a part to make it manifest.
The statues are so majestic and beautiful! One day we will have a big Lama Tsongkhapa in Kechara World Peace Center!
Wow! Such beautiful statues!!!
I did not even know that there were so many huge statues all around the world. I was very surprised to see that there are so many giant statues in Japan. They do make beautiful Kuan Yin statues – very Zen, serene.
Although all 65 are essentially Buddha statues, but the individual culture of the country defines the unique style and look of these statues. One can tell the difference between a Thai Buddha Statue from a Chinese or Indian Buddha statue. They are all exquisite in their own right.
Thank you, Rinpoche for taking the time to research, scan and select all these gorgeous pictures. Thank you.
Very inspiring to see huge Buddhas and representations of the enlightened mind. Huge Lama Tsongkhapas have been built in the past in Tibet which can calm down the entire environment and create a harmonious situation. The bigger the Buddha statue the more merit we can accrue if we pray or make offerings to what good qualities these huge Buddhas represent.
Such collosial structures yet not intimidating.
Thank you Rinpoche for these wonderful pictures.
Surely our Lama Tsongkhapa statue in KWPC will
also be inspiring.
Hello !!!
Yesterday, I saw H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s Twitter on the 65 Grand Statues of the World. As he loves sacred art very much, it inspired me to make this video of the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong.
Thank you for His Eminence’s good inspirations and for all your precious work !!!
Plenty of good and peaceful energies and inspirations to all of you !!!
Christoph
Hearing the Dharma
http://vimeo.com/14343137
About this video:
“Hello everybody !!!
On 16th july 2010, I had the chance to go to Lantau Island, Hong Kong, to see the Tian Tan Buddha of Ngong Ping.
It was a very inspiring visit. The atmosphere was very special. There was everything from heavy heavy rain and wind to crystal clear sunshine. It was as if nature displayed all her palette of moods. And all this was happening on the background of peaceful, open space … which the Tian Tan Buddha helped one to become aware of.
The statue is very beautiful and inspiring. With the right hand the Buddha makes the mudra (the gesture) of “fear not”, with the left hand he performs the mudra of giving. With his hands he also beautifully joins heaven and earth.
Six Devas, or deities, are presenting their offerings to the Buddha : flowers, incense, lamp, ointment, fruit and music. They symbolize the six paramita, the six perfections or transcendent actions, which while we are trying to practice them help us to free ourselves from the grip of the ego. The six paramita are generosity (dana), morality (shila), patience (kshanti), zeal (virya), meditation (dhyana) and wisdom (prajna).
The whole atmosphere was one of “hearing the dharma”. The Indian notion of Dharma is like the Chinese idea of Dao or Tao (Do in japanese), the Way of things, the way of the cosmos. It is like the European idea of the “music of the spheres”. The root of the word “dharma” is “dhr”, which in sanskrit means “to sustain”. So dharma is that which sustains everything : the universe, life, nature, our diverse traditions, our own personal lives. This is why it also has the meaning of path, religion, duty, righteousness, appropriateness … It is the ultimate dynamic or/and order of what is.
To illustrate the pictures, I found it appropriate to use Cyril Morin’s composition “The Four Noble Truths” which was part of the soundtrack to the film “Samsara”.
The four noble truths are : the truth of suffering (Dukkha), the truth of the origins of suffering (Dukkha Samudaya), the truth of the cessation of suffering (Dukkha Nirodha) and the truth of the noble eightfold path leading to the cessation of suffering (Dukkha Nirodha Gamini Patipada Magga). The eightfold path consists of right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration.
I was inspired today to make this video by a little posting I saw on the internet by H. E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche on 65 Grand Statues of the World that bring the people of the world “hope, inspiration or a reminder of something people wish to aspire to.”
Thank you Tsem Tulku Rinpoche for your inspirations and thank you to all of you who contribute to make this world a more inspired place
!!!
Lots of good and peaceful energies and inspirations to all of you !!!
Christoph
(23/08/2010)”
All the creations above are expressions of art, devotion, human endeavour and spirituality. All very inspirational and they embody a special quality which touch the beholder’s heart and soul.
My wish is to see more Lord Tsongkapa’s image in every country of the world and the quick manifestation of Kechara World Peace centre to provide the inspiration.
Thank you Ripoche for introducing us to all the above wonderful statues. I would not have been able to see every one of them in my lifetime.
Thank you Rinpoche for taking so much trouble to put these beautiful pictures of the 65 Grand Statues of the world in your blog for us to see. I notice majority of the pictures taken are mostly in South East Asia apart from the few taken in the western countries. The statues are mostly of Buddhas and Kuan Yin and a few of other deities. Since most of the statues which are Kuan Yin and Buddhas represent compassion. The countries that built the statues are people who probably would think that people should have compassion first before emnbarking on giving help. I notice there are also two pictures one of Our lady of the sacred heart. And another of Jesus Christ. Both are also beings of compassion.
hi, mainu eh saariya murtiya nu dekh k kaafi changa lga,thank,s
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Thank you, Rinpoche. These pictures are breathtaking. To see one after the next opens the heart like standing on a mountain top. I had not really thought about that momentary effect of spaciousness they create in the mind. Nature does that too, like Uluru in Australia, or the Grand Canyon in the USA or the Himalayas – where for a moment all our regular sense of perspective shifts and becomes disoriented as our minds cannot comprehend the vastness. I love Kuan Yin especially, so was very happy to see her beauty so many times! And when I was a young adventurer (a long time ago lol) I travelled thru Asia and had the extraordinary blessing to visit the Bamiyan Buddhas. I had no idea of the spiritual significance at that time, but still feel an echo of the impact of their vast presence carved in the ancient earth.
Thank you also for reminding us that a sacred image carries blessings beyond our imagination, through space and time.
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Thanks for the great pictures. May be you join the Hermann-Denkmal in Germany? Its height is complet 53.46 m (the figur on top is only 26,57). Since last year the is also a Jesus in Poland, like the one in Rio, but bigger.