Location: Lushan, Henan - China
Size of the statue: 128m/420ft
Lotus throne: 22m/72ft
Pedestal: 25m/82ft
total: 153m/502ft
The Spring Temple Buddha is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China. It is placed within the Fodushan Scenic Area, close to National Freeway no. 311.The statue was completed in 2002. At 128 m (420 ft), which includes a 20 m (66 ft) lotus throne, it is the tallest statue in the world. When the 25 m (82 ft) pedestal/building it is placed upon is taken into account, the monument has a total height of 153 m (502 ft). As of October 2008, the hill on which the statue of the Spring Temple Buddha stands is being reshaped to form two further pedestals, the upper one being 15 m tall. The total height of the gigantic statue is now said to be 208 m.
It was completed in 2002, at a cost of $55 million and depicts Vairocana Buddha, seen as the embodiment of Emptiness (shunyata). Until their destruction by the Taliban in 2001, the Buddhas of Bamyan were considered to be the largest standing Buddhas in the world. Plans for construction of the Spring Temple Buddha were announced shortly after their destruction.
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