The Giant Buddha Sakyamuni Buddha is a city located on the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island in Hong Kong before the Muyu peak, located at 520 meters above sea level Ngong Ping.Giant Buddha sitting China Aerospace Science and Technology design and production, statues on the stone steps 268, 202 by the copper composition (Does the body 160, Lotus 36, cloud head 6), 26.4 meters high, and even lotus the total base about 34 meters high and weighing 250 tonnes, sitting on the altar three layers, at a cost of more than 60 million Hong Kong dollars, is the world's second largest outdoor bronze Buddha seat, second only to the Republic of China Kaohsiung Buddha Buddha. Tian Tan Buddha started in 1990, Buddhist Amitabha birthday the opening December 29, 1993 (lunar November 17). It is one of Hong Kong's famous tourist attractions.

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　　Buddha sequence of the base layer and the upper three layers, the first layer area of ​​10,000 square feet (929 square meters), a second layer of 8,000 square feet (743.20 square meters), the third layer is 6,000 square feet (557.40 square meters), which is designed by reference ground topography Beijing Temple of Heaven Temple of Heaven, hence the name "Big Buddha."

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　　Tian Tan Buddha is based on the Buddhist scriptures to 32 as designed, surface reference Longmen Grottoes Losana Buddha, and drapery and hair referring Dunhuang Grottoes 360 Cave of Sakyamuni Buddha, so Buddha statues characteristics of both the Sui and Tang Buddhist heyday .

　　To sit: sit south to north, slightly east, toward Beijing, with Chinese-oriented meaning.

　　Sitting: called "Results Organization tablets", also known as "all sit cross-legged," "positive sit cross-legged." Legend has it that Buddha sitting under the Bodhi tree enlightenment repair when the right way.

　　Face: face like a full moon, the amount Grandbeing, ears Chuijian, kindly face smiling, top meat bun snails, Qinglian EYE, eyebrow ever month, between the two eyebrows, there is a snow white, soft cotton if the hairs, rotate to the right. Weight 5 t 4.3 m high Buddha's, the addition of about 2 kg of gold in the casting, add luster.

　　Fingerprints: right shows "Shi fearless India," left hanging feet, supination outwardly, finger slightly downward, said "I would like to print" is now the center of palms Falun representative Buddha forever, ten circulation.

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　　Tian Tan Buddha is the foundation area of ​​2,239 square meters, divided into three layers: the Merit Hall, Dharma Hall and Memorial Hall, visitors can pay for admission. Three halls through the circular stairs, hanging two meters in diameter of a "Yoga clock", the outer wall of statues, fingerprints and donations worshipers Fang-ming, the inner wall inscribed with verses from the computer-controlled clock will automatically beat every 7 minutes a total of 108 times to knock the aim to let people "to lift 108 kinds of trouble."

　　Merit Hall: one dedicated to Earth Store Bodhisattva carved Phoebe, while Sri Lanka exhibition that Serna Master Verba 4 describe the Sakyamuni Buddha was born, enlightenment, first sermon and destroy the painting.

　　Church Dharma: Buddhist painting and calligraphy exhibition site.

　　Memorial: worship Buddha Mami relic, in 1992, he went to Sri Lanka by the Master Po Lin Monastery usher. Engraved with the same layer and have built with donations worshipers Fang-ming of the Tian Tan Buddha.

　　Six Tianmu: Buddha statue off the six dance called "six Tianmu offerings" offerings are flowers, incense, lamps, painted, fruit, happy, on behalf of six Paramita (Busch, precepts, patience, diligence , meditation and wisdom).

Scenic Area Address: Hong Kong Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island before Muyu peak of Buddha

Car lines: after Pier in Central, ride the ferry to Lantau Island, then take the No. 2 bus takes you directly