Reclining Buddha - Nha Trang, Vietnam - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

Built in 2003, this impressive reclining Buddha measures 14 m long and 5 m high. The Buddha is sound asleep and has a happy smile on his face. He is overlooked by carvings of 49 praying monks and devotees.

Buddha was born approximately 560 B.C. in Northern India. Through his life, Buddha gave the concept of Nirvana an unprecedented exposure to a large portion of the Eastern world with his achievement of and subsequent teachings about the state of enlightenment. As a religion, Buddhism contains the attainment of Buddhahood or Nirvana as a central precept of its teachings. Among the teachings of the Buddha to the world, the foremost was "Ahimsa" (not causing harm to anyone).

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Associated Religion(s): Buddhism Statue Location: Long Son Pagoda Entrance Fee: None Website: [Web Link] Artist: Not listed

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Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.

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Date Logged Log   07/29/2022 Tommy_Laura visited it