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  2. Great Buddha of Thailand - Wikipedia

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    The reconstruction of Wat Muang took a long time and was not completed until 1982, [5] and 8 years later work began on the 'Big Buddha', which was completed 18 years later. Nearby are more sculptures which depict the gods, the kings of Thailand and the events of the Siamo-Burma War. [6] Also around the Buddha is a park where lotus flowers grow.

  3. Golden Buddha (statue) - Wikipedia

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    The body of the statue is 40% pure, the volume from the chin to the forehead is 80% pure, and the hair and the topknot, weighing 45 kg, are 99% pure gold. [7] The Buddha is represented in the traditional pose of Bhumisparsha Mudra (touching the earth with the right hand to bear witness Lord Buddha's enlightenment at Bodh Gaya and victory over ...

  4. List of tallest statues - Wikipedia

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    Buddha Buddha Yiyang County, Jiangxi: China 2004–05 68 m (223 ft) 68 m (223 ft) The world's largest reclining stone statue, which signifies the Buddha Shakyamuni's departure into final nirvana. It is 68 m (223 ft) high and 416 m (1,365 ft) long. [25] fr:Quan Âm de Sơn Trà Quan Âm Da Nang, Vietnam Vietnam 2010

  5. Leshan Giant Buddha - Wikipedia

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    This 71-meter (233-foot) statue, carved in the Lingyun Mountain, is the biggest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world (only the modern Great Buddha of Thailand, made of concrete, is taller). Leshan Giant Buddha’s hair is composed of 1,021 spiraled curls embedded in his head that measures 14.7 meters (48 feet) in height and 10 meters ...

  6. Guang Ming Temple - Wikipedia

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    'Bright Light Temple') in Orlando, Florida, United States is the largest Buddhist temple in Central Florida. The three-story, 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m 2 ), traditional Chinese - monastic style temple was completed in 2007 and cost approximately $5 million to construct.

  7. 11 of the World’s Most Valuable Coins - AOL

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    6. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf. Last sold value: $4.4 million in 2010. This dramatic, oversized coin weighs 220 pounds and holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the world’s largest ...

  8. Buddha Dordenma statue - Wikipedia

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    The completed work is one of the largest Buddha rupas in the world, at 177 feet (54 m) and contains 100,000 8-inch-tall and 25,000 12-inch-tall gilded bronze Buddhas. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The statue was constructed at a cost of US$47 million by Aerosun Corporation of Nanjing , China, which was sponsored by Rinchen Peter Teo a Singaporean businessman.

  9. Reclining Buddha - Wikipedia

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    Buddha in parinirvana, Gandhara art, 2nd or 3rd century Buddha entering nirvana, Bắc Ninh province, Vietnam, 17th century AD. A reclining Buddha is an image that represents Buddha lying down and is a major iconographic theme in Buddhist art. It represents the historical Buddha during his last illness, about to enter the parinirvana. [1]