16 of the most amazing giant Buddha Statues From All Over The World

Buddha is unique among contemporary gods because he has been at center of religions for a long time. Buddhism is currently the fourth-largest religion with about 500 million people who follow it across the globe. It was founded in India and it's the area we're examining to discover the largest number of Buddhist people.

Anyway, contrary to some other religions, Buddhism has little issue with the depiction of their God. Buddha is a well-known character, with sculptures and trinkets for tourists emblazoned with his representation. If you want to spend the next time traveling the Earth to see the most beautiful Buddha statues you can find then take a look at the below.

Giant Buddha, Leshan, China

This Buddha's literally made of rocks. The statue was initially built to help ships navigate the river's currents, but it was only finished 90 years after its original construction in 713BC, because the builder ran out of funds.