Great Buddha
The Great Buddha is a religious statue located at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India. It is a Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist sight. The Great Buddha was possibly the largest Buddha statue in India at the time and was consecrated on 18 November 1989 by the 14th Dalai Lama.
- Work of art
- …is a statue
- …stands 25 metres (82 feet) tall
- Description: Buddha’s statue
- Address: Great Buddha Statue Road, Bodh Gaya, Gaya, 824231
- Also known as“Great Buddha Statue”“The Great Buddha”
- Established: November 18, 1989
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Sujata Stupa
Sujata Stupa, also Sujata Kuti stupa or Sujata Garh…
2½ km east of Great Buddha
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bodh Gaya.
Great Buddha
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Latitude
24.69046° or 24° 41′ 26″ north
Longitude
84.9818° or 84° 58′ 55″ east
Open location code
7MP6MXRJ+5P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type = statue
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Tamil—“Great Buddha” goes by many names.
ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်ကြီးBurmese
बुद्ध प्रतिमा, बिहारHindi
महान बुध्दHindi
பெரிய புத்தர் சிலை, புத்த கயாTamil
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