Tian Tan Buddha - Big Buddha

Ngong Ping Rd, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Thien Dan Buddha statue is a bronze statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, located on the hilltop of the peaceful island of Dai Er Son. Completed in 1993, the Great Buddha statue is considered as one of the symbols of Thom Port, representing the harmony between man and nature, between man and faith and the sacred Buddha. Da is a large spiritual and cultural space of Buddhism of the local people and is also a famous tourist destination not to be missed in the journey to Hong Kong.

The Great Buddha is an elaborately built bronze statue based on the model of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing and is one of the five largest Buddha statues in China. The statue of meditating on a large lotus, surrounded by six small bronze statues, "The Six Heavenly Mothers donate them" offering flowers, incense, lamps, oil, fruits, musical instruments to the Buddha; represents the Buddha's Six Paramitas: morality, patience, zeal, meditation, and wisdom.

The statue is 34 meters high, weighs more than 250 tons and is built from 202 pieces of copper, inside are solid closed frames to support the huge outer structure. The wall is hollow, keeping many valuable treasures of local Buddhism, in which it is impossible not to mention the Buddha's relics. On days when the weather is clear and the sky is clear, the statue can be seen prominently on bays as far away as Macau.

To go up to the lotus area, you need to climb 268 steps, besides there is a small zigzag road dedicated to vehicles to transport those who have difficulty in walking but still want to go up to worship Duc. Buddha. Compared to the arrangement of other statues, this Big Buddha statue is a little different, the statue is positioned facing the North towards Mainland China while the other statues will face the South. The Buddha's right hand catches the Fearless Seal, which represents the removal of the afflictions and difficulties of sentient beings; left hand

capture the Seal of Vow, symbolizing generosity, bestowing peace on sentient beings. Beneath the Buddha statue is a shrine to the goddess of the floor, symbolizing the universe, merit, and kindness. In addition, there is also a giant bell carved with Buddha images, the bell automatically rings every seven minutes, counted as 108 times a day, symbolizing the release of 108 defilements of sentient beings.

The Buddha statue was built in 1990 and took 3 years to complete at the end of 1993. When the statue was completed, hundreds of monks from Buddhist countries around the world came here to read prayers and pray. expressed his sincere reverence to Shakyamuni Buddha.

You can visit the Buddha daily from 1000AM to 0530PM, there is no entrance fee, but if you want to explore inside the Buddha statue there will be a fee of HG$78 including a vegetarian meal at the monastery.

This is a very famous attraction in Hong Kong, so it is very easy for visitors to visit by public transport such as taxi, bus or train.

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