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3724 - 80 ft Sitting Buddha at Bodh Gaya ,India

80 feet sitting Buddha is erected as meditation pose (dhyana mudra) seated on a lotus.. The Daijokyo sect of Nagoya, Japan erected this statue. Buddha statue is itself is 64 feet tall ( lotus 6 ft and pedestal 10ft). Ganapathi Sthapathi of Tamil Nadu has taken part in designing the statue

Statues of Ananda, Sariputta, Subuti,Mahakaccana,Rahula,Upali,Mahakassapa andMahamoggalla and two more disciples are by the side of Great Buddha statue.

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Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous as the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment (Bodhimandala).

Bodh Gaya is an UNESCO world heritage site.

 

Bodh Gaya set www.flickr.com/photos/29848963@N03/sets/72157638877906794/

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Uploaded on December 30, 2013
Taken on November 30, 2013