China’s HUGE Buddha Statues!!!! | 中国大佛
(By Tsem Rinpoche)
Dear blog friends,
Please take a look at these incredibly beautiful and HUGE STATUES of various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas throughout China. I am so amazed by these statues and I hope to visit in the future. I wish to pay my respects to them very much. China traditionally had Buddhism flourishing and deeply entrenched into their vast/rich culture for thousands of years. It’s resurging now again….May everyone be benefited by these holy Buddhas.
Share these with your friends. Let them be amazed also.
Much care,
Tsem Rinpoche
1. Big Buddha of Yungang, Shanxi Province, China.
Name: Big Buddha of Yungang (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Stone
Height: 56ft (17m)
Year of Completion: 524
Location: Shanxi Province, Datong City, China
北方山西的云冈大佛，第20窟释迦牟尼座像，石料，通高17米，公元524年建成。云岗石窟位于山西大同市城西16公里的武州山南麓，它依山开凿，东西绵延1公里，开大小佛龛2100多个，规模宏大，气势雄伟，有“东方罗马石雕”之美誉。
2. Big Buddha of Longmen, Henan Province, China.
Name: Big Buddha of Longmen (Locana Buddha)
Material: Stone
Height: 56ft (17.14m)
Year of Completion: 675
Location: Henan Province, Luoyang City, China
中原河南的龙门大佛，卢舍那佛，石料，通高17.14米，公元675年建成。龙门石窟位于河南省洛阳市南十三公里处，南北长达1公里，它同甘肃的敦煌石窟、山西大同的云冈石窟并称中国古代佛教石窟艺术的三大宝库。这尊佛像把高尚的情操、丰富的感情、开阔的胸怀和典雅的外貌完美地结合在一起，具有高度的艺术感染力，实在是一件精美绝伦的艺术杰作。
3. Spring Temple Buddha, Henan Province, China.
Name: Spring Temple Buddha (Locana Buddha)
Material: Bronze
Height: 551ft (168m)
Year of Completion: 2008
Location: Lushan County, Henan Province, China
中原河南的鲁山大佛，青铜材料，卢舍那大佛，通高168米，相当于50层楼高，重6400吨，2008年建成。 位于河南省平顶山市鲁山县上汤赵村佛泉寺内，总高168米（大佛身高108米，莲花宝座高20米，金刚座高25米，须弥座高15米），是全世界最大的佛像，称为“佛山金佛”。其造型庄严、飘逸、气势独特，真乃“当惊世界殊”。造型完整、有明确的说法手印的铜铸“佛山金佛”应运而生，成为新的中方佛。
4. Big Buddha of Lingshan, Jiangsu Province, China.
Name: Big Buddha of Lingshan (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Bronze
Height: 289ft (88m)
Year of Completion: 1997
Location: Jiangsu Province, Wuxi City, China
东方江苏的灵山大佛，释迦牟尼立像，青铜材料，通高88米，重700吨，公元1997年建成。灵山大佛坐落于无锡马山秦履峰南侧的小灵山地区，大佛所在位置系唐玄奘命名的小灵山，故名灵山大佛。灵山大佛通高88米，佛体79米，莲花瓣9米。大佛慈颜微笑，广视众生，右手”施无畏印”代表除却痛苦，左手”与愿印”代表给予快乐，均为祝福之相。
5. Big Buddha of Leshan, Sichuan Province, China.
Name: Big Buddha of Leshan (Buddha Maitreya)
Material: Stone
Height: 233ft (71m)
Year of Completion: 803
Location: Sichuan Province, Leshan City, China
西方四川的乐山大佛，弥勒佛座像，石料，通高71米，公元803年建成。位于峨眉山东31公里的乐山市，依凌云山栖霞峰临江峭壁凿造而成，又名凌云大佛，开凿于唐玄宗开元初年（公元713年）。历时90年大佛终告完成。佛像高71米，佛头长14.7米，头宽10米，肩宽24米，耳长7米，耳内可并立二人，脚背宽8.5米，可坐百余人，素有“佛是一座山，山是一尊佛”之称。
6. Samantabhadra, Sichuan Province, China.
Name: Samantabhadra
Material: Bronze
Height: 157ft (48m)
Year of Completion: 2005
Location: Sichuan Province, Emei Mountain, China
四川峨眉山金顶四面十方普贤金像是世界上最高的金佛，也是第一个十方普贤的艺术造型。金佛系铜铸镏金工艺佛像造像。金佛通高48米代表的是阿弥陀佛的48个愿望。“十方”一是意喻普贤的十大行愿，二是象征佛教中的十个方位。如果说公元980年安坐于万年寺高7.85米的普贤铜像作为峨眉山千年的镇山之宝，为这座佛教名山增辉千年的话，那么高达48米的十方普贤金像更是登峰造极之作。2005年底竣工，2006年6月18日举行开光仪式。
7. Ksitigarbha, Anhui Province, China.
Name: Ksitigarbha of Jihua Mountain
Material: Bronze
Height: 325ft (99m)
Year of Completion: 2013
Location: Anhui Province, Jiuhua Mountain, China
安徽九华山地藏菩萨露天大铜像，位于安徽池州市九华山下柯村景区，为比丘立相，右手执锡杖，左手托摩尼宝珠，仪态安详，妙相庄严。地藏菩萨露天铜像气势恢弘，高达九十九米，与九华山九十九座山峰、金地藏享年九十九岁的寓意相一致。铜像采用铸造方式，选用仿金铜，2003年11月13日开工，到2009年3月铜像主体结构已完工，正在进行佛身铜壁板安装。在2013年8月31日，安徽九华山高99米地藏菩萨露天大铜像开光庆典在九华山大愿文化园举行。
8. Guan Yin, Hainan Province, China.
Name: Guan Yin (Avalokiteshvara)
Material: Cement
Height: 354ft (108m)
Year of Completion: 2005
Location: Hainan Province, Sanya City, China
海南三亚南海海上观音像高达108米，比自由女神像还要高15米。 钢筋混凝土材料。2005年4月24日举行开光大典。像体为正观音的一体化三尊造型，宝相庄严，脚踏108瓣莲花宝座，莲花座下为金刚台，金刚台内是面积达15000平方米的圆通宝殿。南海观音充分运用高科技手法，组合运用声、光、电技术进行大型灯光夜景演示，充分展示了“佛光普照”、“踏海而来”等观音文化艺术效果。观音是亚洲多数国家的信仰，观音的寺庙和佛像随处可见，观音信仰作为一种文化现象早已超越了宗教意蕴本身。
9. Buddha Maitreya, Zhejiang Province, China.
Name: Buddha Maitreya
Material: Bronze
Height: 186ft (56.74m)
Year of Completion: 2008
Location: Zhejiang Province, Fenghua City, China
浙江奉化溪口雪窦山露天弥勒大佛2008年建成，是典型的中国化弥勒佛像。佛像具有比丘相，罗汉身，菩萨意，布袋形，佛之像。大佛用500多吨锡青铜铸造，佛像身高33米，表示弥勒身居33层天；莲花座高9米，另加基座14.74米，共56.74米。佛像集壮观、神圣、雄伟、高大于一身，为天下铜铸座像之最。奉化是佛教界普遍认同的弥勒化身——布袋和尚的家乡，留有许多布袋弥勒的文化遗迹和传说。
10. Buddha Amitabha, Jiangxi Province, China.
Name: Buddha Amitabha
Material: Bronze
Height: 157ft (48m)
Year of Completion: 2013
Location: Jiangxi Province, Lushan Mountain, China
东林大佛位于庐山山麓，北依庐山主峰，群山环抱，山水相连，弥陀坛城，净宗道场，朝圣胜地，是一方集朝圣、修行、弘法、教育、慈善、安养为一体的净土。以四十八米阿弥陀佛接引铜像为核心，组成部分包括净土文化区、新东林寺、比丘尼院、隐逸文化区、安养区、海会堂、大德精舍区等。唐代建筑风格的建筑群沿着中轴线布置，呈现出中国古代圣山建筑群的经典建筑空间组织形式，将中轴线的主要建筑依序展开，建筑空间开合有致，起伏跌宕。佛像坐落在半空之中，登山阶梯时平时起，间有虹桥飞跨，平台远眺，形成一个视野开合，高度起伏，张弛有序的礼佛拜佛空间序列，使阿弥陀佛的神秘、慈悲、庄严渐次展现在信众面前。东林大佛项目总投资约10亿元，动用48公斤黄金为大佛镀金。2013年5月，世界最高阿弥陀佛铜像东林大佛基本建成。
11. Thousand-Armed Guan Yin, Hunan Province, China.
Name: Thousand-Armed Guan Yin (Avalokiteshvara)
Material: Copper
Height: 326ft (99.19m)
Year of Completion: 2009
Location: Hunan Province, Weishan Region, China
沩山大佛地处中国著名佛教圣地——宁乡密印寺，由千年古刹密印寺与千手千眼观音圣像景区组成。 密印寺位于沩山山腰毗庐峰下，作为沩仰宗的祖庭，至今已经有1200 年的历史。千手千眼观音圣像景区位于密印禅寺后的毗庐峰，观音圣像总高99.19米，为世界上最大的千手千眼观音圣像。景区建设面积达1500亩。
12. Yishan Buddha, Jiangsu Province, China.
Name: Yishan Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Copper
Height: 128ft (39m)
Year of Completion: 2008
Location: Jiangsu Province, Guanyun Region, China
江苏灌云伊山大佛位于大伊山国家4A级景区内，2008年建成的伊山大佛佛像采用锻铜工艺制造，佛像海拔高度六十六米，佛体高三十三米，莲花台高六米。大佛为释迦牟尼说法坐像，慈悲、庄严，令无数瞻仰膜拜者欢喜赞叹，倍生虔诚恭敬之心。
13. Rongxian Buddha, Sichuan Province, China.
Name: Rongxian Buddha (Buddha Maitreya)
Material: Stone
Height: 120ft (36.7m)
Year of Completion: 817
Location: Sichuan Province, Rongxian Region, China
刻于唐代，据康熙年间的《古今图书集成》记载：“大佛山在城东一里，唐人刻大佛，与山齐”。北宋元丰八年(1085)至元佑七年(1092)，僧淳德募修，历时八年，对大佛进行过大规模的装修，佛像全身施彩贴金，直至清末民初，仍是“金像巍巍”。大佛依山崖凿成，刻在高约40米、宽约16米、深14米的敞口敞顶大龛内，头与山巅齐平，通高36.67米，头长8.74米，肩宽12.67米，体宽14.6米，膝高12米，脚宽3.5米，就高度而言，仅次于乐山大佛，号称四川第二大佛，是全国第二大石刻佛像，世界第三大石刻佛像。
14. Jinding Buddha, Jilin Province, China.
Name: Jinding Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Bronze
Height: 157ft (48m)
Year of Completion: 2011
Location: Jilin Province, Dunhua City, China
金鼎大佛坐像，由南京航天晨光集团建造。计划三年建成，到2011年金秋十月，这尊释迦牟尼坐像，就会落座正觉寺后山顶端，与香港天坛大佛遥遥相对，实为一佛二体，分处南北，共佑中华大地，向五湖四海的信众启智、赐福。设计像体总高48米，表释迦牟尼农历四月初八诞辰;佛身38.4米。其中，“3”表 佛陀“法身、报身、应身”;“8”表佛陀“八相成道”;“4”表“四圣谛”。莲花座高9.6米。“9”表“九法界”;“6”表“六度”;莲花四层，表“四大”，花瓣80片，表佛陀“十种好”;莲花直径32米，表佛陀“三十二相”。
15. Longkou Nanshan Buddha, Shandong Province, China.
Name: Longkou Nanshan Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Tin bronze
Height: 126ft (38.55m)
Year of Completion: 2004
Location: Shandong Province, Yantai Region, China
龙口南山大佛选材锡青铜铸造高38.55米（126尺），重380吨。它在2004年竣工，在同一年进行开光仪式。由于龙口南山大佛位于中国的东边，它也因此被称为东方佛。这座锡青铜大佛由642块锡青铜铸件组合而成。访客必须行走360个阶梯，共58.66米（192尺）高，才能抵达龙口南山大佛跟前。龙口南山大佛的右手结“施无畏印”，代表无畏、平安和抚慰；左手结“满愿印”，表示布施、赠予、恩惠、接受。“满愿印”具有慈悲的意思，所以往往与“施无畏印”配合，象征佛为救济众生的大慈心愿，能使众生心安，无所畏怖，无忧无虑，且满足和实现众生所有的愿望。
16. Mengshan Buddha, Shanxi Province, China.
Name: Mengshan Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Stone
Height: 157ft (48m)
Year of Completion: Initially completed in 570, reconstruction completed in 2008.
Location: Shanxi Province, Taiyuan City, China
蒙山大佛开凿于北齐天保年间，本是蒙山开化寺后的摩崖佛像。元朝末年，蒙山大佛被毁。1980年的太原市地名普查中，蒙山大佛被重新发现，发现时佛头已不知去向，佛身埋在土石之中，风化严重。古籍记载，蒙山大佛高二百尺（合今制59米）。根据实际测量，蒙山大佛两腿底部至颈部高约30米，按比例估计原来的佛头高约10米，加上后世重修时补筑的基座高6米，蒙山大佛原本的高度大约为46米。2007年起，太原市对蒙山大佛进行了保护和开发，加固了佛身，并参考太原出土的北齐佛头新修了高12米的佛头。2008年10月，蒙山大佛景区向公众开放。
17. Hongguangshan Buddha, Xinjiang Region, China.
Name: Hongguangshan Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Copper
Height: 134ft (40.8m)
Year of Completion: 2004
Location: Xinjiang, Urumqi, China
这座红光山释迦牟尼佛祖铜像高达40.8米，重量达百余吨.由乌鲁木齐市大光明铜艺厂主持设计，佛身全靠工匠们一点一点打造而成，仅佛手高有5.7米，佛的耳朵高2.6米。铜像始建于2002年7月19日，2004年底完工，历时两年，被誉为“西域第一大铜立金西北大佛”。
18. Guan Yin, Guangdong Province, China.
Name: Guan Yin of Mount Xiqiao (Avalokiteshvara)
Material: Copper
Height: 203ft (61.9m)
Year of Completion: 1998
Location: Guangdong Province, Nanhai District, China
菩萨圣像，铜质，端坐海拔292米的大仙峰顶，圣像通高61.9米，是世界上最高的观音坐像。观音圣像，背南朝北，双足交盘趺坐在莲花座上，头戴宝珠天冠，身披天衣，着罗裙，弯眉朱唇，眼似双星，面部亲切慈祥，俯视南海大地。自身高47米，莲花座高14.9米，直径36米，莲座周围上下三层共镶60片莲花瓣。
19. Guan Yin, Jiangsu Province, China.
Name: Guan Yin of Suzhou (Avalokiteshvara)
Material: Copper
Height: 220 ft (66.99m)
Year of Completion: Between 2015 to 2017
Location: Jiangsu Province, Suzhou District, China
观音像高为66.99米，位于苏州西山西南边的绮里坞，观音寺园内三面靠山，对面直抵太湖，十分壮观。交通也十分方便，西山的环岛公路途径观音寺，建造了西山第一个隧道。苏州西山观音寺还未完全正式对外营业，所以游客来西山岛游玩，观音寺是个不错的选择，目前免票。在将近1600年的历史长河里，曾与六位皇帝结下不解之缘，历代文人墨客莫名至此，留下263首诗词题咏制作，惜毁于民国战火。先正在寺庙遗址上进行恢复重建。
20. Buddha Maitreya, Ningxia Region, China.
Name: Buddha Maitreya of Xumi Shan
Material: Stone
Height: 68ft (20.6m)
Year of Completion: 477 – 499
Location: Ningxia Region, Guyuan City, China
须弥山石窟第五窟为唐初开凿的马蹄形摩崖窟，窟脚面阔15.4米，进深20米，窟高22米，是须弥山最大的石窟。窟中端坐大弥勒佛高达20.6米，是须弥山最大的石造像，也是全国各石窟中最大的造像之一，仅佛头即有5米，耳长3米，脚趾依稀可见。古代匠师用简陋的工具在有限时间里雕凿出如此巨大的造像，显示了他们卓越的技巧和雄伟的气魄。
21. Lama Tsongkhapa, Qinghai Province, China.
Name: Lama Tsongkhapa of Xiaqiong Si
Material: Copper
Height: 72ft (22m)
Year of Completion: 2016
Location: Qinghai Province, Haidong City, China
夏琼寺始建于元至正九年（1349），是青海省最古老的寺院之一。创建者是宗喀巴大师的启蒙老师曲结顿珠仁钦（1309一1385）。因宗喀巴大师在此剃度出家而闻名于世。夏琼寺总面积为27万平方米，1788年乾隆皇帝赐名“法净寺”，并敕赐汉、藏、蒙、满四种文匾一幅，上题“大乘兴盛地”金字。寺庙采用色拉寺佛学教程，属于色拉寺系统。寺内至今藏有舍利子和阿底峡大师灵骨装藏的洛格夏惹观音像、以释迦佛舍利子装藏的檀香木古塔、法王顾实汗的宝剑和顿珠仁钦、宗喀巴的金铜像、金书《甘珠尔》大藏经等珍贵文物。在历史上以戒律严格、多出名僧而闻名于该地。
22. Manjushri, Shanxi Province, China.
Name: Manjushri of Mount Wutai
Material: Copper
Height: 9.2ft (2.8m) excluding the base
Year of Completion: 2005
Location: Shanxi Province, Xinzhou City, China
2005年也是中国与尼泊尔建交五十周年，作为两国建交庆祝活动的一部分，尼泊尔对华友好民间组织“阿尼哥协会”向五台山赠送一尊文殊菩萨铜像。这尊铜像由“阿尼哥协会”特邀工匠耗时两年多制作而成，该铜像高2.8米，重1.5吨，左手执青莲花，右手执宝剑，身坐白莲台，栩栩如生。
23. Ksitigarbha, Hualien County, Taiwan.
Name: Ksitigarbha of Hsiang-Te Temple
Material: Bronze
Height: 118ft (36m)
Year of Completion: 1991
Location: Hualien County, Taiwan
祥德寺位于台湾花莲太鲁阁景区内，拥有36尺青銅地藏菩薩金身像，建于民國80年，为世界、为社会、为乡土，祈求政治和平、经济安定。
24. Buddha Shakyamuni, Chongqing City, China.
Name: Buddha of Huayan Si (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Yellow copper
Height: 53ft (15m)
Year of Completion: 2005
Location: Huayan Temple, Chongqing City, China
位于华岩寺的这座露天金佛为佛祖释迦牟尼圣像，高15米,内部以钢架结构为支撑，佛身为2毫米厚的铜板锻造而成，通体贴附24K纯金金箔。“虽然有塑造无锡灵山大佛、香港大屿山大佛的经验打底，但华岩寺金佛还是让我们费了不少心思。” 承建方南京航天晨光集团人士介绍，金佛共用去黄铜100吨，如此体量无法一次成型，而是分解成若干部分，先在南京造好，再千里远送重庆现场拼装。
25. Tiantan Buddha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Name: Tiantan Buddha of Lantau Island (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Bronze
Height: 112ft approx. (34m approx.)
Year of Completion: 1993
Location: Lantau Island, Hong Kong
天坛大佛，香港的天坛大佛，释迦牟尼座像，锡青铜材料，通高约34米，重220吨，公元1993年建成。天坛大佛座落在香港大屿山海拔520米的昂平，是香港受欢迎的旅游景点之一。是全球最大的青铜座佛。佛像坐在268级的石阶上，端坐的佛像庄严肃穆，无论远观近看，都予人宁静祥和的感觉。
26. Buddha Maitreya, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Name: Buddha Maitreya
Material: Bronze
Height: 236ft (72m)
Year of Completion: 2006
Location: Hsinchu County, Taiwan
2001年，弥勒大道的世界总院从新竹市迁到此。圣光雕塑公司在此承建一座总高度72米的弥勒佛巨像，工程委托达欣工程营造，中国钢铁负责钢骨，于2002年10月动工。2006年6月20日弥勒佛巨像竣工时，圣光雕塑董事长庄隧附表示，弥勒佛铜像共使用1500吨钢构及600吨青铜，净高57.6米，铜像头部就有4层楼高，佛手上所捧地球也有3层楼高，其88颗佛珠每颗直径88公分，破亚洲纪录。后媒体报导为全世界最高的弥勒佛青铜像。
27. Buddha Amitabha, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Name: Buddha Amitabha of Foguang Shan
Material: Bronze
Height: 120ft approx. (36.5m approx.)
Year of Completion: 1975
Location: Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
大佛全长一百二十余尺，为东南亚之最高佛像，全身呈金黄色，面向东山日出，俯瞰高屏溪，与天候相呼应，气象万千，各有不同景色与气氛。大佛右手上举，表示放大光明，犹如大海的灯塔，为黑暗的娑婆世界作导航；左手低垂呈接引之势，犹如慈祥的母亲，接引众生到达安乐的地方。
28. Foguang Big Buddha, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Name: Foguang Big Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni)
Material: Copper iron
Height: 355ft (108m)
Year of Completion: 2011
Location: Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
佛光大佛即为释迦牟尼佛，位于佛陀纪念馆中轴线的最高处，本馆后方、佛光楼上方，地基加佛身共有一百零八公尺，等于一般建筑的三十六层楼，为亚洲著名地标之一。由星云大师发起铸造，共用一千八百多公吨铜铁建造，费时一年半完成，为世界最高的铜铸坐佛，属傲世之作。佛光大佛高四十八公尺，是参考唐代（618～907）时期的佛像造型。大佛下方的基座系高十二层的佛光楼，可提供住宿、餐饮。
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Over the last decades , China have since built more, huge impressive mega statues around the Chinese landscape. It seem these mega-statues are even more stunning than its towering skyscrapers and indeed very impressive. China is a great Buddhist land, with Buddha statues of all sizes rising up through history. And some of which are among the largest or tallest in the world. China has a long history of Buddhist art and sculpture. Through out history China been a great Buddhist land had built many awe-inspiring, Buddha statues, from been the highest to the largest statues in the world. I wish I could visit and see those huge Buddhist statues in future.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing with beautiful pictures of those huge statues.
It’s amazing to see all the great and huge Buddha statues in China. So much effort and time has been put in to build such incredible statues. May the people, land and everyone be blessed looking at the holy statues. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this article. While many of us do not have the opportunity to visit all these places, viewing the pictures with the brief info itself already very fortunate.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these beautiful Buddha statues from China. Love seeing these huge outdoor Buddha statues. Love these really unique statues from, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Location: Sichuan Province, Emei Mountain. Zhejiang Province, Xinchang region. Jilin Province, Dunhua region.
I’ve been to Lantau, Big Buddhas also in Thailand, Wuxi, other places – questions I never asked at the time at each of these locations – how are the Big outdoor Buddhas kept clean? (bird dropppings, bad weather, etc) what provisions are made to keep them safe? to ensure people treat them with respect? think of what happened to Afghanistan after they exploded the big Buddha statues in Bamiyan . . . . .
Thanks Rinpoche
For sharing these beautiful and amazing images of Buddha in China.
I have visited Big Buddha of Lingshan (Shakyamuni Buddha) Jiangsu Province, Wuxi City,.Its a wonderful feeling walking uo to the top.
I really wish one day i could visit all these holy places in China.By looking at all images i feel great and i will share it with my friends.
Thank you
I am amazed to see these lists of giant Buddha statues all over the China, Spring Temple Buddha is one of my favorite. I don’t think it is mentioned in the above lists.
Dear Peter
Thank you for your comments. I agreed with you. I went to China twice before, I was just amazed with their Buddha statues. Even in the most amazingly difficult place to reach – like in the middle of the mountain and the most unthinkable place. These people who created these amazing images must had have great reverence to Buddhist teachings.
Valentina
Dear Peter,
Thank you for your feedback, glad that you enjoyed the article. However the Spring Temple Buddha is mentioned in the article (3rd picture from the top). To make it clearer, we have revised the description of the Buddha/ place. 🙂
Thank you,
Beatrix
The company responsible for Hong Kong’s 34-meter-tall Tian Tan Buddha and Hainan’s 108-meter-tall Guanyin of the South Sea of Sanya statue are in the process of building more large Buddha statues in China, inspired by the success and profits, at Lingshan Park in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, which features the 88-meter-tall Buddha statue (also featured in this article). The statue helped earn the park more than RMB 1.2 billion (US$194 million) in 2013.
China has a long history of Buddhist art and sculpture, with the Sui dynasty (589-617) and Tang dynasty (618-907) considered peak eras. But many of the best examples were destroyed along with much of the nation’s other religious heritage in the years that followed the establishment of the People’s Republic.
Although the newer Buddha statues are to be built for tourism purposes, they are still dedicated to images of enlightened beings, which when seen brings blessings. Buddha statues are also monuments of religious art. The image of Buddha, who was called The Greatest Yogin of all Times, expresses serene quiescence. The harmony of his physical proportions is the expression of great beauty. The required measurements are laid down in the canon of Buddhist art, which corresponds to ideal physical proportions. The perfect proportions of a Buddha, the graciousness of his physical form, represent one of the ten qualities or powers of a Buddha.
China has always been the center of Giant Buddha statues wherever they are made. Leshan Giant buddha statue is considered as one of the oldest stone carved Buddha statue.
感谢仁波切分享這些宏偉壯觀的大佛像图片，希望假於时日能亲身到各各聖地朝拜。
Thanks Rinpoche for all the amazing pictures.
I really do hope tt one day i will be able to sponsor and build such huge Buddha statue for all to see and have the image of Magnificent Buddha imprinted in their mind.
Spectacular! Haven’t been to any of these places although I may have seen few of these pictures before. Looking at it again as someone who believes in Dharma now has made it even more meaningful and worthwhile. May it plants Dharma seeds for those who looked at these pictures in this blog.
Amazing statues!
The people and the country itself is so blessed to have the Buddha statues.
Thank you Rinpoche for the sharing. The Buddha images are so amazing. Will share the images. May anyone who sees the Buddha image receive merits and plant the seed to be able to learn Dharma this life and in future lives.
It truly is remarkable how China has literally risen from the ashes like a Phoenix with regards to its Buddhist renaissance! This was unthinkable only a a couple of decades back…
Now the literally most of China’s landscapes are dotted with these amazing blessed images. These are not mere statues within temples but as you can see, huge outdoor statues that can be seen for miles! Truly amazing!
Rejoice in China’s spiritual growth!
感恩仁波切的分享，并让我们能够一瞬间的就目睹了，许多宏伟庄严的佛像，为我们种下了充满法喜的种子
有大佛像的地方，佛光普照，佛法发扬光大。有佛法的加持，有很好的能量磁场和佛法普度众生。
祈愿不久的将来我们这里也有如此宏伟庄严的佛像，加持所有的众生，让佛法渲染满溢的在这一片土地上发扬光大
感恩仁波切
Amazing statues, China are building large and amazing statues and rediscovering their roots. China was once Buddhist for the past two thousand years. 2000 years of Buddhism in the people, land, philosophy and culture. The resurgence of Buddhism is not entirely surprising.
有大佛像的地方，佛光普照，佛法发扬光大。有佛法的加持，有很好的能量磁场和佛法普度众生。
记得很多年，在阿富汗塔里班区域里有古代佛教石窟大佛像（Bamiyan Buddha，Afghanistan) 后来被无理的塔里班军队用炸弹摧毁。结果整个国家得天谴， 国家战火连连，人民痛不余生， 叫苦连天。
至今还是烽火不熄，国家不安定。
谢谢仁波切跟我们分享世界的大佛像。
很有幸可以在blog里看到很多全世界很大的佛像。 很高兴那些佛像还可以保留到很完整，让我们今天还可以看到，有些甚至还有几千年的历史了。 当然我也希望有一天马来西亚也会有佛像进入榜中。
2005年時我和家人到云岗石窟䢟玩，石窟里的佛像都有一千五百年的历史。进去参观時里面才会亮灯，原因是如果長期照着会导致佛像氧化。石窟里的佛像真的是鬼斧神工。有机会我会旧地重游。
As one of Buddhist lineage, Buddhism has been very wide spread in China, they have many temples and big Buddha statues, especially the most renown temple in Mount Wutai, it is located in northeastern Shanxi province, China. The mountain is home to many of China’s most important monasteries and temples. Mount Wutai host over 53 sacred monasteries.
It is really amazing for someone who can put in so much effort and financial into building these big statues, their dedication towards Dharma is what we should be looking up to, the statues are beautiful no doubt, but if we do not learn from the planner and builders, we are just admiring the statues without any meaning.
I really wish one day i could go visit all these holy places in China.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these grand Buddha statues with us. All these statutes remind us about all the Buddha quality like compassion . When we look at these statutes we feel a sense of peace ,I love Buddha statues.
As said by Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the constructuion of his huge giant statue Buddha of Maitrya in Malaysia, (the next future Buddha), “Seeing a buddha statue or even if only the picture of a buddha, will plant the seed and the chance to gradually achieve liberation from uncontrolled future rebirths.” According to Buddhist tradition, such as statues provide a uniquely powerful means by which we can bring to mind the positive attitude that are essential to the development of loving-kindness! It is also said they are also used to purify negative karmas of past actions and to develope their positive potential future qualities to benefit the World.
Dear Rinpoche,
WOAH!!! I never knew that China had such big and gigantic statues!
This is totally amazing…. It is great to see that there is so many great and big statues in China and though I have never visited even one of these great statues I have to say that by just looking at the pictures I really cannot how huge it would really look when being there at one of these Holy areas of Buddha.
Picking which statue is my favorite one is quite difficult because all the statues are amazing… but if i have to choose one it would be the Big Buddha of Tiantan in Hong Kong, Lantau Island. Though it may not be the biggest one I find this Statue of Buddha and the location very calm and peaceful!
I really hope to visit one of these places soon!
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these pictures!
Rest well,
Love
Jutika
Wow all these Buddha Statues are so magnificently beautiful, I can’t decide which one is my favourite Buddha statue because they all look so beautiful. Would really love to visit Big Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province. The Buddha statue looks like an ancient monument. I remember Rinpoche taught us it is good to make gigantic beautiful Buddha statues so people can see it from a very far distance and be blessed as well as the land that falls in view of the statue. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these wonderful photos of Buddha statues around China. I hope Rinpoche would be able to visit all of them.
Such beautiful and large Buddhas!! Rinpoche is right, its a must visit if one have the chance! I know for sure when Kechara Forest Retreat Medicine Buddha is built, it will look as good as those in the pictures above! We need more HUGE Buddhas everywhere so that many will be Blessed and Dharma to flourish!
Thank you Rinpoche sharing this stunning huge Buddha statues. Much appreciate that they put a lot of effort and time to build a beautiful statue. All sentient beings be blessed surrounding Buddha area, this is great and so meaningful. I always encourage peoples to contribute or sponsor for build temple .
Wow wow wow…incredible!!
Thank You for sharing the informations Rinpoche. My favourite statue would be the statue of Avalokiteshvara Boddhisattva in Hainan Province, Sanya City. The whole environment looks very calm, peace and clean, the statue itself is also very blissful. I hope that I can visit the place with my family, it will be a very awesome experience.
Wow Rinpoche, these Buddha statues are so big and amazing! i wish i would be able to see one of them in the future, that would be nice. But i have to say, my favourite Buddha statue was the Big Buddha of Leshan. I like that one was because it realy merges with nature and i find that so cool and special. Nature is beautiful.
these pictures are so beautiful and holy. i have personally seen the big buddha at lantau island and it is beautiful. thank you Rinpoche for sharing these pictures.
o my buddha.I was so glad to see all holy buddha . thank you guruji for sharing the pictures.
Respected Rinpoche,
Accept my obeisance
Actually I happened to prepare a book on big statues of Buddha of the World few years back. But I could not publish it somehow. Recently I learned to make an ebook. So I recently published an ebook on lulu.com entitled “Big Buddha Statues of The World”. It consisted of 32 Buddha statues in descending order in terms of size. I did not include Spring Temple Buddha, which is now going to the tallest, because it was not completed then and not much information was available.
I will keep on updating this ebook of mine with cooperation from all interested. But people have to buy it, so that it would generate some funds.
Hope I will have your kind suggestion.
With best regards
Chandra Shakya
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Very beautiful and super huge Buddha statues to behold! 🙂 They are a huge economy in the world now, and putting some resources towards building Buddha statues would help balance everyone’s spirituality. May the huge Buddhas open people’s heart and move them towards more spirituality in their life.
Dear Rinpoche,
Thank you for sharing these information. They are awesome. Sadly statues of such stature were destroyed in Afghanistan.
I have visited the Locana Buddha in Luoyang. There are many other magnificent statues there thats carved on mountains and inside caves. Its a beautiful place and a big clean river flows along these statues. Of all the places I have visited in China, Luoyang where these statues are is one of my favourite. It has a very calming feeling there.
some of these sites had became a filming site… 🙂
This ‘collection’ of Buddha statues is awesome and inspiring just to behold! Thank you Rinpoche for sharing it with us.
It’s gladdens the heart just to see a ‘wave’ of construction of imposing statues in China, signifying, a spiritual revival.Despite the heart-wrenching destruction of statues in the wake of the Cultural Revolution,new and equally or more magnificent statues are now being created. The Chitigharba Bodhisattva, for instance, heralds a new type of ‘artwork’ and ‘a new look’ for a Buddha statue, something in keeping with the times.
When Dharma flourishes in the great powerhouse of China, as the signs for this to happen are there already,there will surely be a world -wide renaissance!May this come to pass for the benefit of all.
China is going through an exciting rennaisance; a shift from materialism to spirituality. It is about time the Chinese, as a proud and powerful race, takes leadership on exemplary display of compassion to their own countrymen first. On the surface China might pride herself to have many millionaires but all to no avail when there are many more millions destitute, hungry, alone, deperate enough to sell their kidney just for an IPad. Only when people have been touched by compassion can compassion itself starts to breed within the complex social fabric of an ancient civilization that have only recently been seduced by new found wealth. Wealth which innocently disguised as demons of the Three Poisons. Yes, the Chinese NEEDS the Buddha statues; lots of it. However, it is a refreshing start where youth are courting with Dharma. An exciting prospect that will propel China into a powerful nation…..with powerful compassion towards the world. I pray for the day to transpire during my life time.
Thanks Rinpoche. These giant buddha statues are amazing and its both humbling and blessing experience to be standing under the buddha’s feet. Hopefully one day, I will be able to travel to these holy places and make offering to the buddha. Rinpoche, I am a great fans for your article on buddha statue/temples and thank you so much for the time and trouble for this wonderful article.
A country that went into the heart of Buddhism, destroyed holy places and tried to snuff it altogether is now building huge towers of blessings. It is encouraging. You can’t kill the Truth.
This is one aspect of Buddhist tradition that I wish the world could move beyond. The third statue was thrown up as a reaction to the FPMT’s controversial* Maitreya Project, and is therefore slightly higher. If the FPMT changes their plans, I suppose we will then see a “Buddha Race” motivated more by ethno-national rivalry than religious devotion.
*controversial, because it requires the Indian government to force the sale of farmland so that the project may proceed
Amazing statues. The Chinese are very blessed that their country is blessed by the magnificent presence of these images of enlightenment!
Perhaps the blessings of these images contributed to China’s rapid path to prosperity!
May more gigantic images be build for China to rise further. May powerful and pure teachings of Dharma touch the mindstreams of the Chinese to sustain their road to long-term success.
Dearest Rinpoche,
Thank you for sharing! I aspire to visit all these beautiful, magical sites!
Having visited the very tranquil, serene and very beautiful “Hai Shan Kuan Yin” – Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva on the waters/sea in Hainan Island, one cannot help but feel utterly bless and speechless. Through the kindness of my brother, my mum and nephews had the great opportunity to “Bao Fuo Jiao” – To pay homage at the Lotus Feet of Avalokiteshvara last year – yes we went up to the landing at the Lotus!
The feeling is most exhilarating for us as my parents, family, have the opportunity to make pledges, contribution towards the building, construction from 1999 … Seeing the beautiful Avalokiteshvara cpmpleted, paying homage and staying at the hotel right there with a direct view – is really wonderful.
The farmers, people of Hainan – “Heartlanders” have all chipped in, together with many tourists to build what is there and more to come. Hainan Island has had many natural disasters diverted/lessened – like typhoons, floods, calamity. The surrounding areas too have enjoyed peace, harmony, thriving on love, compassion, kindness, understanding and enjoying health and abundance.
Construction is still on going to have 999 statues ( at the huge hall/gallery of the Lotus ) so that they have 1000 Buddha statues… they really make it happen!
All the above collective efforts is very inspiring and is something for us not just to think off but to embrace. And yes, it is up to everyone of us to make KWPC real and shining bright too!
My dear Lama
Thank you for sharing these pictures. I love them, and they are all magnificent. I always feel happy and peaceful whenever I see beautiful Buddha statues.
I have seen many work of art during my past travels and seen many statues and paintings created by great artists such as Michaelangelo and Da Vinci. But, they cannot be compared with the experience of seeing a serene beautiful Buddha’s face.
Warm regards
Valentina
May the victory banners of Buddhadharma flutter all over China soon! Sadhu! Sadhu!
How stunning, thank you Rinpoche for the pictures.
It’s amazing to know how rich Buddhist history is in China and how much it is a part of Chinese culture and tradition…. the Cultural Revolution may have destroyed many things on the outside, but it is heartening to see that there are many traces of this left.
I’m really glad to see the Chitigarbha statue being built in Anhui province – isn’t it great to see that statues are still being built and restored throughout the country? Looks like even the cultural revolution couldn’t quash the faith and love for Buddhas that is inherently within the fabric of Chinese culture and people.
Jia you! More buddhas to come!
These Buddhas are awesome!
I think of all the tourists going there “innocently” and being blessed, seeds of enlightenment planted in their mind-stream.
I think of all farmers and passers by that can see the Buddhas from far away and that also receive blessings.
I think of all the workers and contractors erecting this statue as a “normal job” but creating merits fueling a future spiritual journey.
I think about the birds flying around this symbolic representation of an enlightened body and creating merits.
Really, the erection of these statues is not about the Buddhas, it is about sentient beings needing guidance through the Buddha’s teachings. It’s for us lah…
Wonderful!
Magnificent, breath-taking and beautifully made statues.
I find the stone statue at Yungang, Longmen and Leshan, natural.
The one at Lushan and Lingshan towering.
The one at Sichuan and Anhui, artistic.
The Avalokiteshvara at Hainan, serene.
The Chitigarbha at Anhui, awesome and beautifully set behind the greens and mountains.
And the Maitreya at Zhejiang, colorful.
dear rinpoche all nice statue.my eye so happy to see buddha.thank you for so much for shere.if i have karma sure one day i viji al nice and holy pleces.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these wonderful pics with us.
Obviously the time, cost and man power involved in each and every buddha statue of this magnificant size is unimaginable. It is also through the construction of these huge buddha statues that shows how precious the buddha dharma is.
It is said that the creation of any buddha images create vast amount of merits, the amount of merits is equivalent to the number of atoms the image is made up of. It is also heart warming to know that the Chinese are giving so much importance to Buddhism. May all these accumulated merits help to spread Buddha’s teachings far and wide.
May our huge Tsongkhapa statue for our KWPC (Kechara World Peace Center) manifests quickly in Malaysia!
Thank you, Rinpochela, for sharing the pictures – such splendour! I was so glad to see the visitors standing at the feet and on the lotus pedestal of the holy statues, viewing and planting good imprints in the mind!
These huge Buddha statues are indeed magnificent! Building huge statues like these creates harmony, peace and stability in the region and also reinforces Dharma. Of these statues, I have visited the Shakyamuni Buddha statue at Lantau Island, Hong Kong and Big Buddha of Leshan (Maitreya Buddha), Sichuan Province. I felt really really awesome when I stood next to them. The experience was exhilarating especially when one visits together with Tsem Rinpoche.
This is so spectacular, seeing these Buddha’s and Bodhisattva’s of that size helps to reinforce the Dharma. It is great that China allows these statutes to be built all over the country with such grandiose size. Truly magnificent.
Besides the saying that Buddha statues induce merit, giant size compassion and bodhicitta would be far more impressive. What is the motivation to build them?
In early Buddhism, they only depicted a flame or a sun as Buddha to show the effect his teaching of the Dharma had on the audience, according Buddha’s words: “who sees the Dharma sees me.”
Beware of sugar-sweet meaningless symbolism, giant toys for infant minds, eventually only inflating ones confusion.
Dear Nicola,
Its not fair to judge the symbolism as contained within statues to be meaningless. Most Buddhist traditions that exist in the world today venerate the Buddha images as something sacred and meaningful. Ultimately, what you say is true, the attainment of Bodhichitta and realization of emptiness is far more significant than the creation of Buddha images. But let’s face facts, how many of us are spending all our effort in doing so and have signs to show for its success? Since distractions abound and Dharma practice is at a minimal, investment in Dharma symbolism like giant statues have powerful benefits because they are large reminders of our practice and Buddhanature. This is not to mention the merits accrued and the karma purified in the raising of funds and overcoming of large scale problems that comes with the building such colossal images.