The new sitting Buddha, including its its throne, is roughly about 24.7 meters (81 feet) high and weighs more than 5,000 tons, according to reports in state-run media.

The new sitting Buddha, including its its throne, is roughly about 24.7 meters (81 feet) high and weighs more than 5,000 tons, according to reports in state-run media.

After more than three years of construction, the country is preparing to unveil a giant sitting marble statue of Lord Buddha in its capital Naypyidaw on Aug 1, the Information Team of Myanmar’s ...

The new sitting Buddha, including its throne, is about 24.7 metres (81 feet) high and weighs more than 5,000 tonnes, according to reports in state-run media.

The marble Buddha, including its throne, is about 24.7 metres high and weighs more than 5,000 tonnes.

UNBEKNOWN to many, soaring into the azure sky in Kedah's backwaters is the majestic statue of a 21m-tall sitting Buddha in meditation pose at Wat Kalai in Jeneri, Sik.

The Buddha -- and that’s “the” Buddha, as opposed to “a” Buddha, who might be anyone or everyone -- is not God, or even a god, nor is he God’s representative, but just a guy who asked ...

The world's largest sitting Buddha in south-west China is being worn down by acid rain, sparked by worsening pollution. Recent visitors to the 71-metre tall Buddha, just outside the city of Leshan ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The biggest "sitting Buddha" in southeast Asia was consecrated in a elaborate Buddhist ceremonies at the Machimmaram Temple at Tumpat, a district in the peninsular Malaysia state of ...

Sichuan’s Ancient Buddha Is Sitting Pretty. 5 minute read. MIKE GOETTIG. May 7, 2001 12:00 AM EDT ...