The reclining Shakyamuni Buddha statue, completed in 2013, is 32 meters long and 10 meters high, also made of reinforced concrete and weighing 250 tons. These grand statues are intricately carved, ...

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The most magnificent site is the "Nirvana of the Left-Reclining Sakyamuni," the world's largest left-reclining Buddha. This huge statue was carved out of a cliff 5 meters high on the northern ...

There's also the Hall of the Reclining Buddha, which houses the second jade buddha statue, carved from a single piece of white jade. It's also worth noting that the temple is one of Shanghai's few ...

It is the largest carved image found on the cliff surfaces in the Three Gorges Reservoir area and the only Buddhist statue confirmed to have been built by a peasant uprising army. The Buddha sits ...

Large gold-gilded statue of Amitabha Buddha placed at the center of the altar. Photo: Ha Nguyen The temple’s most distinguished artifact: five ancient statues carved from mit nai wood. Photo: Ha ...

The Buddha statue, carved into a cliff on Leshan Mountain and overlooking three converging rivers, was built over a 90-year period beginning in 713 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). "The seminar ...

Hidden in a horseshoe-shaped cliff, the Ajanta Caves (2nd ... and living quarters carved into basalt rock. The giant Buddha statues and detailed reliefs make it a peaceful yet awe-inspiring ...