- Address: Kuenselphodrang Rd, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Website: buddhadordenma.org
- Height: 51.5 m
- Foundation date: 2010
- Working hours: 9.00 - 17.00
Sometimes it seems that the higher you climb the mountains, the deeper you can make another breath, the clearer the thoughts and the purer thoughts. Perhaps, it really is, because many monasteries and places for pilgrimage are in seclusion among the mountains. Tell you about one of these places - an amazing Buddha statue in Bhutan .
What is interesting about the statue?
Buddha Dordenma statue is a huge statue of Buddha, the construction of which was completed in 2010 in the state of Bhutan to the centennial anniversary of the monarchy in the country. Translated from Sanskrit, the name of a great statue literally means "Beat of a diamond lightning". It is believed that several ancient prophecies were combined in a large monument. The most interesting is that this is not just another sculpture of the founder of Buddhism, but the outer shell of a real temple, in which the true treasure is kept: one hundred thousand twenty-centimeter and twenty-five thousand copies of 30-centimeter statues of well-covered gold Buddhas.
In figures, the cost of the entire work exceeds $ 100 million, including the statue of the Buddha Dorden cost the treasury of 47 million. In the Buddhist world, this is not the largest statue, its height is 51.5 meters. But if you consider that it is installed at an altitude of 2500 meters above sea level, then this is the highest standing statue in the world.
How to find the statue of the Buddha Dorden?
A huge statue with a temple is built on the very top of the Changri Mountain, Kyoncel Ptodrang in the ruins of the old palace of Sherab Vangchuk. The Dorden Buddha Monument is visible from the southern side of the capital of Bhutan - Thimphu .
You can independently reach the statue by coordinates, but we recommend that you contact the official tourist capital center and visit the religious building as part of the tour with a licensed guide. You will learn a lot of interesting things and, perhaps, the group will even be allowed inside the temple.
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