The Great Buddha statue is one of the most famous religious places in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. There is a huge statue of the great Mahatma Gautama Buddha. The magnificent statue is about 25 meters high, resembling Lord Gautam Buddha in meditation popularly known as the mudra asana on top of a blooming flower named lotus. It is fully carved from red granite marble and sandstones. This massive statue is believed to be one of the tallest and also the first Lord Buddha statue installed in the country. The locals often advocate that the statue be 80-feet height.

Great Buddha Statue: Places To Visit In Gaya

The construction of the towering massive statue of Lord Buddha took 7 years to complete, by a Daijokyo who involved more than 12,000 masons for the construction of this magnificent sculpture of Mahatma Buddha.

The famous Great Buddha statue was consecrated on November 18, 1989, by the fourteenth famous saint Dalai Lama. The statue is located near to the famous Mahabodhi Temple Gaya and anyone can freely visit here from timings morning from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and again from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the evening. It was mainly made for the devotees for the purpose of preaching peace of Buddhism and spreading the teachings and sayings of the Lord Gautama Buddha.

Location – Giant Buddha Rd, near 80-Ft. Buddha Statue, Bodh Gaya, Bihar 824231

How To Reach Great Buddha Statue

Anyone can easily visit the Great Buddha statue by hiring a car or taxi to reach out to the destination. The nearest railway station is the Gaya railway station and the nearest airport is Gaya international airport.