Duc The Ton statue has a height of 69m and a diameter of 52 m located in Phu Cat district.
In November 2017, the Buddha Statue of the Ecotourism and Spiritual Tourism Complex Project at Linh Phong Pagoda, Cat Tien Commune, Phu Cat District, Binh Dinh Province was inaugurated after nearly 2 years of constructing the statue shell. Construction began in 2009 in several stages. Photo: Le Ho Bac. |
The statue is designed on a lotus throne located halfway up the mountain, at an altitude of 129 m above sea level. The Buddha looks towards the East Sea, behind the highest mountain in the complex of Nui Ba relic. Photo: Ho Huu Tan. |
With a height of 69m, this is the tallest sitting Buddha image in Southeast Asia today. Photo: Le Ho Bac. |
At the foot of the statue is the Buddhist sermon center, the Arhat corridor, the Buddhist library, the Xa Loi Buddha museum, where visitors can visit, worship and perform the ceremony. Photo: Le Ho Bac. |
Along the way from the bottom up to the statue is 18 Arhats are cast like the real thing. On the 24th and 25th of January (lunar calendar) every year, this place usually attracts many tourists to worship. Photo: Le Ho Bac. |
Located in the area of Linh Phong Pagoda complex of nearly 64 hectares, this is an ideal attraction for guests who like to explore spiritual culture. To come here, from Quy Nhon city center, you can ask for directions to the Nhon Hoi economic zone. The pagoda is located on DT 639 and national highway 19B connecting Phu Cat and Quy Nhon airports. Photo: Ho Huu Tan. |
In the afternoon, when sunset falls, the Buddha image stands in the middle of the mountains creating a beautiful scenery. Photo: Ho Huu Tan. |
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