Jade Buddha statue goes on show
(VOV) -A huge jade Buddha statue, about 1.6m high and weighing 2 tonnes, will be displayed at Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi to celebrate the upcoming seventh Vietnam Buddhist Congress scheduled for November 21-24.
It features Buddha Tran Nhan Tong sitting on a lotus with a gold-inlaid face.
Tran Nhan Tong, the Tran dynasty’s third king, reigned for 15 years and was followed by his son. He founded the Truc Lam Zen sect.
The statue was made from a jade block imported from Canada.