Draft:List of the tallest Buddha statues
Appearance
Existing Buddha
Statue | Image | Depicts | Location | Country/Region | Completed | Height of statue meters (feet) |
Total height meters (feet) |
Notes | Coordinates |
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Spring Temple Buddha | ![]() |
Buddha (Vairocana) | Lushan, Henan | China | 2008 | 128 m (420 ft)[1] | 208 m (682 ft) | World's tallest statue 2008–2018.
Stands on a 19.3 m (63 ft) lotus throne, and other stacked base platforms of various height. 208 m (682 ft) total monument height.[2][3] |
33°46′30″N 112°27′03″E / 33.775082°N 112.450925°E |
Laykyun Sekkya | ![]() |
Buddha (Gautama) | Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Sagaing Division | Myanmar | 2008 | 115.8 m (380 ft)[4] | 129.2 m (424 ft) | Stands on a 13.41 m (44 ft) lotus throne. 129.2 m (424 ft) total monument height. | 22°04′49″N 95°17′21″E / 22.0803°N 95.2893°E |
Ushiku Daibutsu | ![]() |
Buddha (Amitābha) | Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture | Japan | 1993 | 100 m (330 ft)[5] | 120 m (390 ft) | World's tallest statue 1993–2008.
Stands on a 10 m (33 ft) lotus throne and 10 m (33 ft) pedestal/building. 120 m (394 ft) total monument height. |
35°58′58″N 140°13′13″E / 35.9827°N 140.2203°E |
Great Buddha of Thailand | ![]() |
Buddha (Gautama) | Ang Thong | Thailand | 2008 | 93 m (305 ft)[6] | 93 m (305 ft) | Concrete statue painted gold | 14°35′35.6″N 100°22′40.0″E / 14.593222°N 100.377778°E |
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan | ![]() |
Buddha (Amitābha) | Wuxi, Jiangsu | China | 1996 | 79 m (259 ft) | 88 m (289 ft) | 88 meters total height, including 9 m lotus pedestal.[7] | 31°25′55″N 120°5′29″E / 31.43194°N 120.09139°E |
Statue of Gautama Buddha | Buddha (Gautama) | Kyaikhto, Mon State | Myanmar | 2019 | 80 m (260 ft) | 77.9 m (256 ft) | Though billed as "The Biggest Sitting Image of Buddha In The World", it is not as tall as the statue Great Buddha of Thailand.[8] | 17°19′06″N 97°01′41″E / 17.3183733°N 97.0281018°E | |
Phra Buddha Chok | Buddha (Gautama) | Huay Pong, Lop Buri | Thailand | 2018 | 75 m (246 ft)[9] | 75 m (246 ft) | it is the second biggest Buddha statue of Thailand | 14°34′30″N 100°25′12″E / 14.5749°N 100.4200°E | |
The Buddha Statue | The Buddha | Son Tay, Hanoi | Vietnam | 2020 | 72 m (236 ft) | 72 m (236 ft) | This is the tallest statue in Southeast Asia.[10][11][12] | 17°24′56″N 78°28′30″E / 17.41556°N 78.47500°E | |
Leshan Giant Buddha | ![]() |
Buddha (Maitreya) | Leshan | China | 803 | 71 m (233 ft) | 71 m (233 ft) | Construction started in 713. With two more than 16 m (52 ft) carving statues of Lokapala | 29°32′50″N 103°46′09″E / 29.5472°N 103.7692°E |
Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Dhepmongkol | Buddha (Gautama) | Phasi Charoen, Bangkok | Thailand | 2022 | 69 m (226 ft) | 69 m (226 ft) | 13°43′16″N 100°28′16″E / 13.7212°N 100.4711°E | ||
Buddha | Buddha (Gautama) | 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.[13] | 12°15′07.54″N 109°10′51.15″E / 12.2520944°N 109.1808750°E | |
Phra Chao Yai Kaew Mukda Sri Trairat | Buddha (Gautama) | Mukdahan, Thailand | Thailand | 2018 | 59.9 m (197 ft) | 16°29′53″N 104°43′40″E / 16.4981°N 104.7277°E | |||
Luangpho Yai | ![]() |
Buddha (Gautama) | Roi Et, Thailand | Thailand | 1979[14] | 59.2 m (194 ft) | 67.9 m (223 ft) | Stands on an 8.7 m (29 ft) base with small museum, 67.9 m (223 ft) total height | 16°03′44″N 103°39′31″E / 16.0621°N 103.6585°E |
Phra Kakusunto | Buddha (Gautama) | Suphan Buri, Thailand | Thailand | 58 m (190 ft) | 58 m (190 ft) | 14°09′45″N 100°09′40″E / 14.1626°N 100.1612°E | |||
Great Standing Maitreya Buddha | Buddha (Maitreya) | Emei Township, Hsinchu County | Taiwan | 2011 | 56.7 m (186 ft) | 72 m (236 ft) | 24°40′52″N 120°59′09″E / 24.6810°N 120.9857°E | ||
Buddha Statue in Kande Vihara | Lord Buddha | Aluthgama, Kalutara District | 2007 | 48.8 m (160 ft)[15] |
06°26′56.8″N 80°00′01.0″E / 6.449111°N 80.000278°E | ||||
Fo Guang Big Buddha | ![]() |
Buddha | Taipei | Taiwan | 2008 | 462m | 4820 ft | Tallest Fo Guang Shan Statue | 22°45′25.49″N 120°26′28.86″E / 22.7570806°N 120.4413500°E |
Samantabhadra | ![]() |
Buddha (Samantabhadra) | Leshan | China | 2008 | 22m | 482 ft | Tallest Samantabhadra Statue | 29°31′32″N 103°20′12″E / 29.52567°N 103.336802°E |
Donglin Dafo | Buddha Amitābha | Donglin | China | 2008 | 29 m | 408 ft | 29°25′38″N 115°53′5″E / 29.42722°N 115.88472°E | ||
Buddha Dordenma statue | Buddha Gautama | Thimphu | Bhutan | 2008 | 382 m (28 m) | 39 ft | 27°26′37″N 89°38′43″E / 27.4435°N 89.6454°E | ||
Jinding Dafo | Buddha Gautama | Jinding | China | 2008 | 282 m | 39 ft | 43°19′18″N 128°14′36″E / 43.32167°N 128.24333°E | ||
Big Buddha of Phuket | ![]() |
Buddha Gautama | Phuket | Thailand | 2008 | 354 m | 30 ft | 7°49′40″N 98°18′49″E / 7.82784°N 98.313727°E | |
Jixiang Dafo | Buddha | Jixiang | China | 2008 | 345 m | 392 ft | 21°57′38″N 100°48′30″E / 21.9606°N 100.8083°E | ||
Buda de Ibiraçu | ![]() |
Buddha Gautama | Ibiraçu | Brazil | 2007 | 29 m | 308 ft | 19°51′59″S 40°22′57″W / 19.8664°S 40.3825°W | |
Tathagata Tsal | Buddha Amitābha | Ravangla | India | 2008 | 29 m | 308 ft | 27°18′51″N 88°21′48″E / 27.3143°N 88.3633°E | ||
Dhyana Buddha Statue | ![]() |
Buddha | Amaravati | India | 2008 | 48 m | 324 ft | 16°34′43″N 80°21′11″E / 16.5786°N 80.3531°E | |
Rongxian Giant Buddha | ![]() |
Buddha Maitreya | Rongxian | China | 2008 | 75 m | 47 ft | 29°27′17″N 104°25′52″E / 29.4547°N 104.4311°E | |
Tian Tan Buddha | ![]() |
Buddha | Lantau Island, Hong Kong | China | 2008 | 37 m | 422 ft | 22°15′15″N 113°54′19″E / 22.254106°N 113.905144°E |
By country/region
Rank | Country/region | Number of statues | ||||||||
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1 | China | India | Nepal | Brazil | Vietnam | Japan | Thailand | Sri Lanka | Bhutan | 16 |
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