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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; pinyin: fó quán sì; lit.
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.
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.
About the top 5 biggest Buddha statues in China Archived 26 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine; Pictures of the Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan Buddha Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine "Hong Kong's official factsheet (Simplified Chinese)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2003. (300 KiB)
The Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes is located in Ningxiang, Hunan province, and is the fourth-tallest statue in China, and the sixth-tallest in the world, found at Miyin Temple, a Chan Buddhist temple.
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]