Thousands of monks and pilgrims from around the country attended a ceremony on the weekend to sanctify a giant Buddha statue at Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh, reports VietnamPlus.
Ten thousand lit candles lined the path from the pagoda’s gate to the top of Phat Tich Mountain where the giant Buddha statue sits. After the ceremony there was a10-minute fireworks display.
The VND75 billion stone statue, which is 27 meters high and weighs 3,000 tons, is a replica of the Buddha Amitabha statue from the Ly Dynasty. It was invested by the government with support from other organizations and individuals around the country.
The statue is one of biggest stone Buddhas in Southeast Asia and is Vietnam’s first giant stone statue.
Phat Tich Pagoda, built between the seventh and 10th century in Phat Tich Commune, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province, is recognized as a national relic that houses numerous objects of cultural value from the Ly Dynasty including a statue of Buddha Amitabha on a 1.87m high lotus pedestal carved out of blue stone, a tower garden, and a stone board engraved with images of musicians and dancing girls.
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