World's largest jade Buddha revisits Vietnam

by H.N03 April 2016 Last updated at 08:00 AM

VTV.vn - The famous Jade Buddha for Universal Peace has been exhibited at Hoang Phuc Pagoda in the central province of Quang Binh since March 27 and will remain until April 5 for people to revere and pray for peace and happiness.

At 2.7 metres high and weighing 4 tons, the Buddha is the largest of its kind in the world and sits on an alabaster throne that is 1.4 metres high.  The Buddha was carved from an 18 ton boulder of translucent jade that was discovered in Canada in 2000.

The Jade Buddha has been exhibited around the world for everyone to admire, regardless of their religion, and to take a moment to reflect upon peace. The Buddha was first exhibited in Vietnam in 2009.

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