World’s largest Jade Buddha statue comes to Thai Nguyen
The statue of Jade Buddha for Universal Peace will be on display at Phu Lien Pagoda in northern Thai Nguyen province this month, on the celebration of the Buddist Vu Lan festival.
The official welcoming ceremony of the statue will take place on August 11 with a number of rituals to pray for war martyrs and world peace.
The Buddhist will gather for monk’s lectures which tell about peace, karma and the responsibility of children to parents.
It was made based on the Buddha inside the Mahabodhi Stupa in Bodh Gaya (India).
The statue was first displayed in various pagodas in Vietnam, such as, the central city of Danang, Ba Ria Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Thap in the south, besides northern Bac Ninh province in 2009.
It was then moved to Australia before it toured the United States (2010), Europe (2011) and Asia (2012).