Bhutan Travel Thimphu - Great Buddha Dordenma Statue 大佛陀

 Bhutan Travel Thimphu - Great Buddha Dordenma Statue 大佛陀 ( 2018 0325)

Locate:                               Kuenselphodrang, Thimphu, Bhutan

Coordinates        27.4435°N 89.6454°E

Dedicated to       Bring peace and prosperity to the world

Completion date               September 2015

Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck. The largest Buddha rupas in the world, at 177 feet (54 m) houses over one hundred thousand 8-inch-tall Buddha statues and 25,000 12-inch-tall gilded bronze Buddhas, each of which, like the Great Buddha Dordenma itself, are made of bronze and gilded in gold.

Entrance to the Temple

Great Buddha Dordenma Statue 大佛陀




Temple Wall Sculpture



View from Temple







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