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Spring Temple Buddha 153 m (502 ft) (incl. 25 m (82 ft) pedestal and 20 m (66 ft) throne) Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ) 93 m (305 ft) (incl. 47 m (154 ft) pedestal) The Motherland Calls 87 m (285 ft) (incl. 2 m (6 ft 7 in) pedestal)
The Zhongyuan Buddha (Chinese: 中原大佛; pinyin: zhōngyuán dàfú; lit. ' Big Buddha of the Great Plains ' and simplified Chinese : 鲁山大佛 ; traditional Chinese : 魯山大佛 ) or better known in English as the Spring Temple Buddha is a colossal statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in Foquan Temple ( Chinese : 佛泉寺 ...
The Spring Temple Buddha of Lushan County, Henan, China, with a height of 126 meters, is the second tallest statue in the world (see list of tallest statues). The Daibutsu in the Tōdai-ji in Nara , Japan, is the largest bronze image of Vairocana in the world.
This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the human (or animal) figure, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
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It is one of the largest Buddha statues in China and also in the world. The Grand Buddha at Ling Shan is a bronze Amitabha standing Buddha outdoor, weighing over 700 metric tons (690 long tons; 770 short tons). It was completed at the end of 1996. The monument is 88 meters (289 ft) in total height, including 9 m lotus pedestal. [1]
Weighing 3954 grams, the statue presents a more mobile size compared to the colossal Buddhas at Yungang and Longmen. The Buddha is seated in the lotus position , his right hand in the abhayamudra , and left hand resting on the robe, which maintains the older kasaya style.