Great Buddha Explained

Great Buddha, Big Buddha, or Giant Buddha may refer to:

China

• Leshan Giant Buddha in Leshan, Sichuan
• Rongxian Giant Buddha in Rongxian, Sichuan
• Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, in Wuxi, Jiangsu
• Tian Tan Buddha, or "Big Buddha", Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
• Spring Temple Buddha, Lushan County, Henan

Japan

• Daibutsu (the Great Buddha), name given to several large Buddha statues in Japan
  • Gifu Great Buddha, Shōhō-ji in Gifu Prefecture
  • Kamagaya Great Buddha, Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture
  • Daibutsu (Great Buddha) at Kōtoku-in, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture
  • Great Buddha at Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture
  • Great Buddha at Tōdai-ji, Nara Prefecture
  • Ushiku Daibutsu in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Thailand

• Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, Bangkok
• Great Buddha of Thailand, Wat Muang Monastery, Ang Thong province (The tallest statue in Thailand)
• Luangpho Yai Great Buddha, Roi Et (2nd-tallest)
• Big Buddha Temple, Ko Phan, Ko Samui
• Wat Intharavihan, home to the tallest statue in Bangkok, Luang Pho To
• Tiger Cave Temple, overlooking Krabi

Others

• Buddha of Ibiraçu, Brazil
• Buddhas of Bamyan in Bamyan, Afghanistan
• Great Buddha (Bodh Gaya), India
• The Great Buddha (painting), 1899 painting by Gauguin
• Laykyun Sekkya, Myanmar

Films

• The Great Buddha+, a 2017 black comedy submitted to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film