The Hanoitimes - The casting of the biggest bronze Buddha statue in Southeast Asia began at the Truc Lam Thien Truong Buddhist Centre in Loc Vuong ward, Nam Dinh city.
The Hanoitimes - The casting of the biggest bronze Buddha statue in Southeast Asia began at the Truc Lam Thien Truong Buddhist Centre in Loc Vuong ward, Nam Dinh city.
Thousands of local residents and Buddhists from all over the country attended the casting ceremony, which was held by the executive board of the Nam Dinh provincial Buddhist Church and the Nam Cuong Hanoi Joint Stock Company.
According to Deputy head of the Nam Dinh provincial Buddhist Church executive board, Most Venerable Thich Quang Ha, the statue is of great significance to the Truc Lam Thien Truong Buddhist Centre project in Nam Dinh.
The statue, measuring 14.78 metres tall, nine metres wide and weighing around 150 tonnes, cost a total of VND80 billion which was donated by the Nam Cuong Hanoi Group.
The model of the statue was made over the past two years and the casting will be carried out by artisans from the Thang Loi Casting Mechanics Company in Nam Dinh city. The statue is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.
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