Tian Tan Buddha
Times of IndiaTimes Travel Editor/SIGHTSEEING, HONG KONG/ Updated : May 13, 2015, 17:35 IST
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Widely touted as one of the most significant Lantau tourist spots, the Tian Tan Buddha bronze statue of Buddha Amoghasiddi is one of the largest seated Buddha statues in the world.
Widely touted as one of the most significant Lantau tourist spots, the Tian Tan Buddha bronze statue of Buddha Amoghasiddi is one of the largest seated Buddha statues in the world. Read less

Widely touted as one of the most significant Lantau tourist spots, the Tian Tan Buddha bronze statue of Buddha Amoghasiddi is one of the largest seated Buddha statues in the world. Rising 34 metres high, it took more close to two decades to complete, and is one of the finest examples of Hong Kong's rich culture. Beneath the pedestal of the giant statue, three floors—The Hall of Universe, The Hall of Benevolent Merit, and The Hall of Remembrance—house an array of invaluable Buddhist relics (it is believed that the third floor holds the cremated remains of Gautam Buddha), and the mammoth bell at the helm rings 108 times during the day to symbolise the 108 troubles of mankind according to Buddhism. While you’re there, pop in to the Po Lin Monastery just next door.
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