Draft:List of the tallest Buddha statues

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Statue Image Depicts Location Country/Region Completed Height of statue
meters (feet) 		Total height
meters (feet) 		Notes Coordinates
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 / 33.775082; 112.450925 (Spring Temple Buddha (Lushan, China))
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 / 22.0803; 95.2893 (Laykyun Setkyar (Khatakan Taung, Myanmar))
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 / 35.9827; 140.2203 (Ushiku Daibutsu (Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan))
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 / 14.593222; 100.377778 (Great Buddha of Thailand (Ang Thong, Thailand))
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 / 31.43194; 120.09139 (Grand Buddha at Ling Shan (Wuxi, China))
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 / 17.3183733; 97.0281018 (Statue of Gutama Buddha (Kyaikhto, Mon State, Myanmar))
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 / 14.5749; 100.4200 (Phra Buddha Chok)
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 / 17.41556; 78.47500
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 / 29.5472; 103.7692 (Leshan Giant Buddha)
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 / 13.7212; 100.4711 (Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Dhepmongkol)
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 / 12.2520944; 109.1808750
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 / 16.4981; 104.7277 (Phra Chao Yai Kaew Mukda Sri Trairat)
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 / 16.0621; 103.6585 (Luangpho Yai)
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 / 14.1626; 100.1612 (Phra Kakusunto)
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 / 24.6810; 120.9857 (Great Standing Maitreya)
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 / 6.449111; 80.000278
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 / 22.7570806; 120.4413500
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 / 29.52567; 103.336802
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 / 29.42722; 115.88472
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 / 27.4435; 89.6454
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 / 43.32167; 128.24333
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 / 7.82784; 98.313727
Jixiang Dafo Buddha Jixiang China 2008 345 m 392 ft 21°57′38″N 100°48′30″E / 21.9606°N 100.8083°E / 21.9606; 100.8083
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 / -19.8664; -40.3825
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 / 27.3143; 88.3633
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 / 16.5786; 80.3531
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 / 29.4547; 104.4311 (Rongxian Giant Buddha)
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 / 22.254106; 113.905144 (Tian Tan Buddha)

By country/region[edit]

Rank Country/region Number of
statues
1 China India Nepal Brazil Vietnam Japan Thailand Sri Lanka Bhutan 16
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  2. ^ (in Chinese) 中国佛山金佛-153米卢舍那佛 – 墨宝斋 Archived 1 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "中國十大佛像 – 堯山大佛 世界之最". Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Myanmar Travel : Myanmar News". myanmarplg.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
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  7. ^ "Lingshan Grand Buddha, Wuxi Lingshan Buddha Scenic Area". Chinadiscovery.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ "ကမ္ဘာ့အကြီးဆုံးထိုင်တော်မူ ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်ဖြစ်လာမည့် ဂေါတမဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်တုတည်ဆောက်မှု ရာခိုင်နှုန်း ၉၀ ကျော် ပြီးစီးနေပြီး လာမည့်ဧပြီလဆန်းတွင် ဗုဒ္ဓါဘိသေကအနေကဇာတင်ပွဲ ကျင်းပမည်" [Over 90 percent of the world's largest Buddha statue will be completed, and Buddhists will hold a gala in early April]. Eleven Media Group (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Lopburi – One of the Oldest Capitals of Thailand".
  10. ^ "Penetron a Serene Waterproofing Solution for Vietnamese Buddha".
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  12. ^ "Hanoi boasts tallest Buddha statue in Southeast Asia | Culture - Sports | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ "World's largest reclining Buddha statue in Jiangxi". Chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  14. ^ "Thailand's Tallest Standing Buddha". Thai Travel News & Events. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Incredible Statues of Lord Buddha in Sri Lanka". magnificentsrilanka.com. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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