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Those're Some Big Buddhas!

By , About.com GuideJanuary 11, 2009

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My colleague Barbara O'Brien, the About.com Guide to Buddhism, recently posted a photo gallery of some of the world's biggest Buddha statues.

The photos are accompanied by descriptions of each Buddha's history.

Personally, I like the Lingshan Buddha best. My all-time favorite Buddha image, though, is much smaller; it's the beautiful, serene Buddha at Seokguram Grotto in South Korea, built c. 750 A.D.

How about you? Do you have a favorite Buddha?

Photo of the huge reclining Buddha at Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand by Kallie Szczepanski.

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January 12, 2009 at 12:40 pm
(1) Barbara O'Brien says:

I have two personal favorites. One is this old buddha from Longmen Grottoes in China. The other is the 13th-century Java statue of Prajnaparamita. Prajnaparamita is a goddess who represents wisdom

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