The Spring Temple Buddha, also called the Zhongyuan Buddha, stands in the Fodushan Scenic Area at Foquan Temple in Lushan County, Pingdingshan, Henan. It depicts Vairocana Buddha. It was built from 1997 to 2008, and the article gives September 29, 2008 as the completion date. The article names no designer or sculptor.
The copper statue is 420 feet (128 meters) tall, including a 66 feet (20 meters) lotus throne. With its 82 feet (25 meters) pedestal building it reaches 502 feet (153 meters), and after the hill was reshaped into two further pedestals the total is 682 feet (208 meters). It was first estimated at 1,100 pieces and 1,000 tonnes. The project cost about 55 million US dollars.
It was the world's tallest statue from 2008 to 2018, succeeding Laykyun Sekkya, and it is now second to the Statue of Unity. The name comes from the nearby Tianrui hot spring. The Tang dynasty Foquan Temple holds a 116-tonne bell.
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