The 35-ton jade stone that is being used to sculpt world’s largest jade Buddha statue

The sculpting of the world’s largest jade Gautama Buddha statue weighing 16 tons began in the northern province of Hai Duong on Monday.

This would be the world’s largest jade Buddha statue, the company said, adding that it would be placed on a lotus base weighing nine tons.

The world’s currently largest statue, called ““The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace,” measures 2.9 meters tall and weighs 3.9 tons. It was put on display in Vietnam last March at the beginning of a world tour before being enshrined in Australia.

Source: VNA