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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia near south-east India. Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest, Sri Lankas documented history spans 3,000 years, with evidence of pre-historic human settlements dating back to at least 125,000 years. Its geographic location and deep harbours made it of strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road through to World War II. Sri Lanka was known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon, Sri Lankas recent history has been marred by a thirty-year civil war which decisively ended when the Sri Lankan military defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009. A diverse and multicultural country, Sri Lanka is home to many religions, ethnic groups, in addition to the majority Sinhalese, it is home to large groups of Sri Lankan and Indian Tamils, Moors, Burghers, Malays, Kaffirs and the aboriginal Vedda. Sri Lanka has a rich Buddhist heritage, and the first known Buddhist writings of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka is a republic and a unitary state governed by a semi-presidential system. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the capital and largest city. Along with the Maldives, Sri Lanka is one of the two countries in South Asia that are rated among high human development on the Human Development Index. In antiquity, Sri Lanka was known to travellers by a variety of names, according to the Mahavamsa, the legendary Prince Vijaya named the land Tambapanni, because his followers hands were reddened by the red soil of the area. In Hindu mythology, such as the Mahabharata, the island was referred to as Lankā, in Tamil, the island is referred to as Eelam. Ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobanā or Taprobanē from the word Tambapanni, as a British crown colony, the island was known as Ceylon, it achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. The country is known in Sinhalese as Śrī Laṃkā and in Tamil as Ilaṅkai, in 1972, its formal name was changed to Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka. Later in 1978 it was changed to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, as the name Ceylon still appears in the names of a number of organisations, the Sri Lankan government announced in 2011 a plan to rename all those over which it has authority. The pre-history of Sri Lanka goes back 125,000 years, the era spans the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and early Iron Ages. Among the Paleolithic human settlements discovered in Sri Lanka, Pahiyangala and it is said that Kubera was overthrown by his demon stepbrother Ravana, the powerful emperor who built a mythical flying machine named Dandu Monara. The modern city of Wariyapola is described as Ravanas airport, early inhabitants of Sri Lanka were probably ancestors of the Vedda people, an indigenous people numbering approximately 2,500 living in modern-day Sri Lanka. According to the Mahāvamsa, a written in Pāḷi, the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka are the Yakshas and Nagas. Ancient cemeteries that were used before 600BC and other signs of advanced civilization has also discovered in Sri Lanka
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Mudra
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A mudra is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism. While some mudras involve the body, most are performed with the hands. A mudrā is a gesture and an energetic seal of authenticity employed in the iconography. One hundred and eight mudras are used in regular Tantric rituals, the Chinese translation is yin or yinxiang. The Japanese and Korean pronunciation is in, Mudra is used in the iconography of Hindu and Buddhist art of the Indian subcontinent and described in the scriptures, such as Nātyaśāstra, which lists 24 asaṁyuta and 13 saṁyuta mudras. Mudra positions are formed by both the hand and the fingers. Along with āsanas, they are employed statically in the meditation, Hindu and Buddhist iconography share some mudras. In some regions, for example in Laos and Thailand, these are distinct, according to Jamgotn Kongtrul in his commentary on the Hevajra Tantra, the ornaments of wrathful deities and witches made of human bones are also known as mudra seals. In Indian classical dance, the term Hasta Mudra is used, the Natya Shastra describes 24 mudras, while the Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikeshvara gives 28. In all their forms of Indian classical dance, the mudras are similar, there are 28 root mudras in Bharata Natyam,24 in Kathakali and 20 in Odissi. These root mudras are combined in different ways, like one hand, in Kathakali, which has the greatest number of combinations, the vocabulary adds up to c. Sanyukta mudras use both hands and asanyukta mudras use one hand, the classical sources for the mudras in yoga are the Gheranda Samhita and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The thumb and forefinger on each of the hands are joined, the rest of the fingers are extended. The hands are placed palms-up on the thighs or knees while sitting in vajrasana and this mudrā supposedly activates the diaphragm, making for deep stomach-breathing as the diaphragm pushes out the internal organs when it descends towards the pelvis on inhalation. Slow breathing in a 5-2-4-2 mentally counted rhythm causes prana flow in the pelvis, the thumb and forefinger are the same as in Chin Mudrā. The rest of the fingers are folded into a fist, the non-folded part of the forefinger and the middle finger should still be touching. As in Chin Mudrā, the hands are placed palms-up on the thighs while sitting in Vajrasana and this mudra supposedly activates the ribs, making them expand sideways on inhalation. Slow breathing in a 5-2-4-2 counted rhythm causes prana flow in the torso, the thumb is folded into the palm, touching the base of the small finger
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Gandhara
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Gandhara is also an ancient name for Kandahar, Afghanistan. Gandhāra was an ancient Indic kingdom situated in the region of Pakistan. It encompassed the Peshawar valley and later extended to both Jalalabad district of modern-day Afghanistan as well as Taxila, in Pakistan. During the Achaemenid period and Hellenistic period, its city was Charsadda. It is mentioned in the Zend Avesta as Vaēkərəta, the sixth most beautiful place on earth and it was known as the crown jewel of Bactria and also held sway over Takṣaśilā. Gandhara existed since the time of the Rigveda and formed part of the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC, after it was conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1001 AD, the name Gandhara disappeared. During the Muslim period, the area was administered from Lahore or from Kabul, during Mughal times, it was an independent district which included the Kabul province. The name Gāndhāra occurs later in the classical Sanskrit of the epics and it is recorded in Avestan as Vaēkərəta. The Gandhari people are a tribe mentioned in the Rigveda, the Atharvaveda, one proposed origin of the name is from the Sanskrit word gandha, meaning perfume and referring to the spices and aromatic herbs which they traded and with which they anointed themselves. Some authors have connected the modern name Kandahar to Gandhara, Herodotus records that those Iranic tribes, which were adjacent to the city of Caspatyrus and the district of Pactyïce, had customs similar to the Bactrians, and are the most warlike amongst them. These are also the people who obtain gold from the ant-hills of the adjoining desert, on the identity of Caspatyrus, there have been two opinions, one equating it with Kabul, the other with the name of Kashmir. The boundaries of Gandhara varied throughout history, sometimes the Peshawar Valley and Taxila were collectively referred to as Gandhara, sometimes the Swat Valley was also included. The heart of Gandhara, however, was always the Peshawar Valley, the kingdom was ruled from capitals at Kapisa, Pushkalavati, Taxila, Puruṣapura and in its final days from Udabhandapura on the River Indus. Evidence of the Stone Age human inhabitants of Gandhara, including stone tools, the artifacts are approximately 15,000 years old. More recent excavations point to 30,000 years before the present, the region shows an influx of southern Central Asian culture in the Bronze Age with the Gandhara grave culture, and the nucleus of Vedic civilisation. This culture flourished from 1500 to 500 BC and its evidence has been discovered in the hilly regions of Swat and Dir, and even at Taxila. The name of the Gandhāris is attested in the Rigveda and in ancient inscriptions dating back to Achaemenid Persia, the Behistun inscription listing the 23 territories of King Darius I includes Gandāra along with Bactria and Sattagydia. In the book Histories by Herodotus, Gandhara is named as a source of tax collections for King Darius, the Gandhāris, along with the Balhika, Mūjavants, Angas, and the Magadhas, are also mentioned in the Atharvaveda, as distant people
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Amaravathi (village), Guntur district
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Amaravathi is a famous Buddhist site and village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Amaravati mandal of Guntur revenue division, on the banks of Krishna river. Although now it is designated as a village administered by a gram panchayat, it is an important historic town. Sri Amaralingeswara Swamy temple is located at the Amararama Pancharama Kshetra site in this village and it is also a historic Buddhist site, and the Amaravati Mahachaitya stupa was built here between the 2nd century BCE and the 3rd century CE. Designated as a site by the Government of India, Amaravati has been chosen as one of the sites for Heritage City Development. Amaravathi translates to The town which lives on forever in the Telugu language and it is located on the banks of river krishna. It is also referred as Amareswaram, for its famous Amareswara temple dedicated to Lord Siva, one of the famous Pancharamas. The recorded history of Amaravati and nearby Dharanikota dates to 5th century BCE and it was the capital of Satavahanas who ruled from 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. After the decline of Satavahanas, Andhra Ikshvakus and later Pallava kings ruled Krishna river valley, subsequently, Eastern Chalukyas and Telugu Cholas held sway over the region. Kota Kings were in control of Amaravati during the medieval times, kota kings were subdued by Kakatiyas in 11th century CE and Amaravati became part of the unified Telugu empire. The Skanda Purana gives a picture of the place and the Siva temple located here and it was ceded to France in 1750 but was captured by England in 1759. Guntur returned to the Nizamate in 1768 but was ceded to England again in 1788 and it was briefly occupied by Hyder Ali. It was part of Madras Presidency during the British colonial period, the most important historic monument in Amaravathi village is the Mahachaitya. It is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India which maintains a museum beside the ruins. The city is located at 16°34′N 80°22′E on the bank of Krishna river. As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 13,400 with 3,316 households, the total population constitute,6,432 males and 6,958 females —a sex ratio of 1,082 females per 1,000 males. 1,321 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, the average literacy rate stands at 71. 34% with 8,617 literates, higher than the state average of 67. 41%. The town is a centre of pilgrimage to both Hindus and Buddhists, the inscriptions on the walls of the Amareswara temple depicts the reign of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu who ruled before the advent of the British rule. He was well known for his benevolence, munificence and for the construction of a number of temples
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Buduruvagala
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Buduruwagala is an ancient buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. The complex consists of seven statues and belongs to the Mahayana school of thought, the statues date back to the 10th century. The gigantic Buddha statue still bears traces of its original stuccoed robe, the central of the three figures to the Buddhas right is thought to be the Buddhist mythological figure-the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. To the left of white painted figure is a female figure in the thrice-bent posture. Buduruvagala means the rock of Buddhist Sculptures Buduruvagala is located about 4 miles southeast of Wellawaya in Monaragala district, the largest of the standing Buddha statues is 51 feet from head to toe, is the largest standing Buddha statue of the island. Authorities generally date them to the 9th or 10th century, Buduruvagala does not have much historical records. Even its original name is unknown and it is thought to be a hermitage for monks. The sculptures of Buduruvagala also include sculptures of Bodhisattva images including Mahayana tradition. On the same rock where the sculptures are carved, there is a shape of about 3 feet wide and 4 feet heigh. It is of the shape of a flame, the inside wall of this carved shape is always wet of an oil that smells very much like Mustard oil. This oil comes to the shape with no explainable source or reason. Buduruwagala Museum Maligawila Buddha statue Dematamal viharaya Yudaganawa
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Gautama Buddha
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Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the part of ancient India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. Gautama taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and the severe asceticism found in the śramaṇa movement common in his region and he later taught throughout other regions of eastern India such as Magadha and Kosala. Gautama is the figure in Buddhism. He is recognized by Buddhists as a teacher who attained full Buddhahood. Accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death, various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition and first committed to writing about 400 years later. Scholars are hesitant to make unqualified claims about the facts of the Buddhas life. Apart from the Vedic Brahmins, the Buddhas lifetime coincided with the flourishing of influential schools of thought like Ājīvika, Cārvāka, Jainism. Brahmajala Sutta records sixty-two such schools of thought, thus, Buddha was just one of the many śramaṇa philosophers of that time. The times of Gautamas birth and death are uncertain, most historians in the early 20th century dated his lifetime as circa 563 BCE to 483 BCE. These alternative chronologies, however, have not yet accepted by all historians. It was either a republic, or an oligarchy, and his father was an elected chieftain. He obtained his enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, gave his first sermon in Sarnath, no written records about Gautama were found from his lifetime or some centuries thereafter. One Edict of Asoka, who reigned from circa 269 BCE to 232 BCE, another one of his edicts mentions the titles of several Dhamma texts, establishing the existence of a written Buddhist tradition at least by the time of the Maurya era. These texts may be the precursor of the Pāli Canon and they are written in the Gāndhārī language using the Kharosthi script on twenty-seven birch bark manuscripts and date from the first century BCE to the third century CE. The sources for the life of Siddhārtha Gautama are a variety of different and these include the Buddhacarita, Lalitavistara Sūtra, Mahāvastu, and the Nidānakathā. Of these, the Buddhacarita is the earliest full biography, a poem written by the poet Aśvaghoṣa in the first century CE. The Lalitavistara Sūtra is the next oldest biography, a Mahāyāna/Sarvāstivāda biography dating to the 3rd century CE, the Mahāvastu from the Mahāsāṃghika Lokottaravāda tradition is another major biography, composed incrementally until perhaps the 4th century CE
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Buddha Park
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Buddha Park, also known as Xieng Khuan, is a sculpture park located 25 km southeast from Vientiane, Laos in a meadow by the Mekong River. Although it is not a temple, the park may be referred to as Wat Xieng Khuan, the name Xieng Khuan means Spirit City. The park contains over 200 Hindu and Buddhist statues, the socialist government operates Buddha Park as a tourist attraction and public park. The park was started in 1958 by Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat, Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat was a priest-shaman who integrated Hinduism and Buddhism. His unique perspective was influenced by a Hindu rishi under whom he studied in Vietnam, after the revolution in 1975, anxious about the repercussions of the rule of Pathet Lao, he fled from Laos to Thailand where he built another sculpture park, Sala Keoku in Nong Khai. Both parks are located next to the Thai-Lao border, only a few kilometers apart from each other. The statues are made of reinforced concrete and are ornate, and sometimes bizarre, the statues appear to be centuries old, though they are not. There are sculptures of humans, gods, animals, and demons, there are numerous sculptures of Buddha, characters of Buddhist beliefs like Avalokiteśvara, and characters of Hindu lore, including Shiva, Vishnu, and Arjuna. These sculptures were presumably cast by unskilled workers under the supervision of Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat, one notable sculpture resembles a giant pumpkin. It has three stories representing three levels - Hell, Earth and Heaven, visitors can enter through an opening which is a mouth of a 3-metre-tall demon head and climb staircases from hell to heaven. Each story contains sculptures depicting the level, at the top, there is a vantage point where the entire park is visible. Another sculpture, an enormous 40-metre-long reclining Buddha, is also a park attraction
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Buddhas of Bamiyan
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Built in 507 CE and 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. They were 35 and 53 meters tall, respectively, the main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco. The lower parts of the arms were constructed from the same mud-straw mix while supported on wooden armatures. It is believed that the parts of their faces were made from great wooden masks or casts. Rows of holes that can be seen in photographs were spaces that held wooden pegs that stabilized the outer stucco and they were dynamited and destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban, on orders from leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, after the Taliban government declared that they were idols. International opinion strongly condemned the destruction of the Buddhas, which in the years was primarily viewed as an example of the extreme religious intolerance of the Taliban. Japan and Switzerland, among others, have pledged support for the rebuilding of the statues, Bamiyan lies on the Silk Road, which runs through the Hindu Kush mountain region, in the Bamiyan Valley. The Silk Road has been historically a caravan route linking the markets of China with those of the Western world and it was the site of several Buddhist monasteries, and a thriving center for religion, philosophy, and art. Monks at the monasteries lived as hermits in small caves carved into the side of the Bamiyan cliffs, Most of these monks embellished their caves with religious statuary and elaborate, brightly colored frescoes. It was a Buddhist religious site from the 2nd century up to the time of the Islamic invasion in the half of the 7th century. Until it was conquered by the Muslim Saffarids in the 9th century. The two most prominent statues were the giant standing Buddhas Vairocana and Sakyamuni, identified by the different mudras performed, the Buddha popularly called Solsol measured 53 meters tall, and Shahmama 35 meters—the niches in which the figures stood are 58 and 38 meters respectively from bottom to top. Before being blown up in 2001 they were the largest examples of standing Buddha carvings in the world, since then the Spring Temple Buddha has been built in China, and at 128 m it is the tallest statue in the world. The smaller of the statues was built between 544 and 595, the larger was built between 591 and 644, the larger figure was also said to portray Dīpankara Buddha. He also noted that both Buddha figures were decorated with gold and fine jewels, intriguingly, Xuanzang mentions a third, even larger, reclining statue of the Buddha. A monumental seated Buddha, similar in style to those at Bamiyan, the destruction of the Bamyan Buddhas became a symbol of oppression and a rallying point for the freedom of religious expression. Despite the fact that most Afghans are now Muslim, they too had embraced their past, in 1221 with the advent of Genghis Khan a terrible disaster befell Bamiyan, nevertheless, the statues were spared. Later, the Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb, tried to use artillery to destroy the statues
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Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum
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The Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum, previously known as the Buddha Memorial Center, is a Mahayana Buddhist cultural, religious and educational museum located in Taiwans Kaohsiung City, Dashu District. The museum is affiliated with Fo Guang Shan, one of Taiwans largest Buddhist organizations, the museum purportedly houses one of the tooth relics of Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of the Buddhist faith. Construction of the began in 2008, and the museum was opened to the public in December 2011. The museum was accepted as the youngest member of the International Council of Museums in 2014, since its opening, the Buddha Museum has frequently been featured in the top 10 landmarks of Taiwan on TripAdvisor. Just recently in 2015, the museum has been certified ISO50001,2011 by the Quality management system, in 1998 Venerable Master Hsing Yun traveled to Bodh Gaya, India to confer the precepts for full ordination. He was entrusted with a relic by Kunga Dorje Rinpoche who had safeguarded the relic for nearly thirty years. Venerable Master Hsing Yun says, “The Buddha does not need any anybody’s worship or reverence, it is living beings that need inspiration to develop wholesome thoughts, the Buddha doesn’t need a memorial, but living beings do. I built this pagoda with this in mind. ”With this belief, the Venerable Master Hsing Yun looked for a piece of land to build the Buddha Museum. The design of the museum went through more than one hundred revisions. The lion and elephant, both accompanied by smaller cubs, welcome guests from either side of the doors, the elephant on the right, measuring five-meter tall and six-meter long, symbolizes the conception of Prince Siddhartha who entered the womb of his mother on a white elephant. The lion on the left has the measurements and represents the Buddha’s roar of teachings. Inside, visitors can borrow wheelchairs and baby-strollers from the Information Desk, there are restaurants and a buffet, all so visitors can rest their feet or grab something to eat. A Starbucks can also be here, which was included to make visitors feel more at ease. There is a semi-permanent shop dedicated to Wu Ching, a sculptor who became famous for his work with gold, there are eight pagodas, each representing different ideas or precepts. One teaching refers to Humanistic Buddhism, which represents Buddhist teachings that advocate ways to a happier life, the One Teaching Pagoda serves as a multi-functional space for holding meetings, activities, and training courses. It is available to the public for rent, the two assemblies refer to both the monastic and lay assemblies. The pagoda was designed with children in mind, through interactive 3D videos, children learn to practice the Three Acts of Goodness. The multimedia theater is designed with sensory screens to allow interaction with the audience, visitors can also experience releasing sky lanterns in a virtual way
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Gal Vihara
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The Gal Vihara, also known as Gal Viharaya and originally as the Uttararama, is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was fashioned in the 12th century by Parakramabahu I, the central feature of the temple is four rock relief statues of the Buddha, which have been carved into the face of a large granite rock. The images consist of a seated figure, another smaller seated figure inside an artificial cavern, a standing figure. These are considered to be some of the best examples of ancient Sinhalese sculpting and carving arts, the images of Uttararama follow a different style from the images of the previous Anuradhapura period, and show some significant differences. The identity of the image is subject to a certain amount of dispute among historians and archaeologists. Each of the images have been carved in a way that uses a maximum area of the rock. Each statue appears to have had its own house, as indicated by the remains of brick walls at the site. The Uttararama was where Parakramabahu I held a congregation of monks to purify the Buddhist priesthood and this code of conduct has been recorded in an inscription on the same rock face containing the images of the Buddha. The Gal Vihara or rock monastery was originally named Uttararama the northern monastery and it is located in Polonnaruwa, and according to the Cūḷavaṃsa was one of the more prominent of the hundred temples built throughout Lanka by King Parakramabahu I. The Cūḷavaṃsa mentions that Parakramabahu I had his workmen build three caves in the rock after finishing the temple, the Vijjadhara Guha, the Nissina Patima Lena, and the Nipanna Patima Guha. Although they are described as caves, only the Vijjadhara Guha is a cave, while the others were image houses similar to the Thivanka and Lankathilaka and he held a congregation of monks to reconcile the three fraternities, and purified the order by expelling corrupt monks. With the help of the elders of each fraternity, he drew up a katikavata for Buddhist monks. The area in front of the images, which now resembles a terrace, is believed to be the location of the hall where this congregation was held. The inscription recording the code has been carved on the flat, the Uttararama was abandoned during the fall of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. It had functioned as an educational establishment from its inception to its abandonment, three of the images are quite large, the smallest of them is more than 15 feet tall, and the largest is more than 46 feet long. However, the image is just over 4 feet and located inside an artificial cavern carved into the rock. A seated image is on the side of the rock. Further to the right are an image, and then a reclining image
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Grand Buddha at Ling Shan
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The Grand Buddha is located at the south of the Longshan Mountain, near Mashan, town of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, Peoples Republic of China. It is one of the largest Buddha statues in China and also in the world, at more than 88 metres high, the Grand Buddha at Ling Shan is a bronze Amitabha standing Buddha outdoor, weighing over 700 tons. It was completed at the end of 1996, in 2008, a Five-signets Palace and a Brahma Palace were built south-east of the grand buddha statue. List of statues by height Travel guide in Jiangsu and other provinces
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Buddha Statue of Hyderabad
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The Buddha Statue of Hyderabad is a monolith located in India. It is the worlds tallest monolith of Gautama Buddha, Hyderabad is the capital of the state of Telangana. Between 1983 and 1989, N. T. Rama Rao served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, during his tenure, he spent large sums to erect several statues of people from the regions political and religious history. During his visit to New York, he saw the Statue of Liberty and was inspired by the efforts to restore it and he said I wanted something like that. That would have been my contribution to society, Rama Rao chose to depict Gautama Buddha because he was a humanitarian who told the whole truth to the people. After a long search, he found a white granite rock near Raigiri. In October 1985 NTR inaugurated work on structure, for over a year, hundreds of labourers helped the temple architect and builder S. M. Ganapathi Sthapati create the statue. After five years and the expenditure of US$3 million, the statue stood at 58 feet and weighed 350 tons, a concrete platform measuring 15 feet, now referred to as the Rock of Gibraltar, was constructed in the middle of Hussain Sagar to aid in erecting the statue. The roads of the city were widened for this purpose. This statue is located at Lumbini Park in the Hussain Sagar Island can be reached by boat in 15 minutes, then government of Andhra Pradesh led by N. T. Rama Rao was ousted in 1989. By the next year, the statue was ready for erection, ABC Limited, a local company, was given the responsibility of transferring the statue onto the concrete platform. Using a trailer vehicle, the statue was brought to the shore of Hussain Sagar, on 10 March 1990, company workers shifted the statue on top of a barge. After traveling only 100 yards, the statue tipped and fell into the lake, after a two-year salvage operation, the statue was pulled out of the lake. On 1 December 1992, the statue was installed on the platform successfully, in 2006, the Dalai Lama consecrated the statue after performing a ritual. List of statues by height Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past, Sculpture from the Buddhist Stupas of Andhra Pradesh - Book
