Buddha on Nirvana of Ta Cu
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The statue of Buddha on Nirvana of Ta Ku is the longest Buddha
statue
in Vietnam
, and depicts the Buddha entering paranirvana. It is forty-nine metres long and eleven metres tall. The statue was begun in 1963, being finally completed in 1966, and has become a favourite hotspot for tourists. It is located in Linh Son Truong Tho pagoda, Ta Cu mountain, Ham Thuan Nam
district, Binh Thuan province.
Buddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
statue
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, and depicts the Buddha entering paranirvana. It is forty-nine metres long and eleven metres tall. The statue was begun in 1963, being finally completed in 1966, and has become a favourite hotspot for tourists. It is located in Linh Son Truong Tho pagoda, Ta Cu mountain, Ham Thuan Nam
Ham Thuan Nam
Ham Thuan Nam , is a district of Binh Thuan Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 91,114. The district covers an area of 1,052 km². The district capital lies at Thuan Nam.-References:...
district, Binh Thuan province.