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{{Infobox artwork<br />
| title = The Great Buddha<br />
| image_file = Bodh Gaya - Buddha Statue - Front View (9224970905).jpg<br />
| caption = The Great Buddha at Bodh Gaya<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|24|41|0|N|85|2|0|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| pushpin_map = Bihar<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of The Great Buddha, [[Bodh Gaya]] in [[Bihar]], [[India]]<br />
| artist = [[V. Ganapati Sthapati]]<br />
| year = {{start date|1982}} (started)<br />18 November 1989 (inaugurated)<br />
| type = Statue<br />
| material = The mix of sandstone blocks and red granite.<br />
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| dimensions = {{convert|19.507|m|ft|abbr=on}} high /the height of the lotus 6 ft<br />
| city = [[Bodh Gaya]], [[India]]<br />
| owner = [[Daijokyo Buddhist Temple]]<br />
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The '''Great Buddha''' statue is one of the popular stops on the [[Buddhist]] pilgrimage and tourist routes in [[Bodh Gaya]], [[Bihar]] ([[India]]). The statue is {{convert|19.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daijokyo.or.jp/80-foot-buddha-statue/Daijokyo_Buddhist_Temple2.htm|title=Daijokyo Buddhist Temple|website=daijokyo.or.jp}}</ref> high representing the Buddha seated in a [[meditation]] pose, or [[Zen|dhyana]] mudra, on a lotus in the open air.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.great-buddha-statue.com/index.htm|title=The Great Buddha Statue in Bodhgaya, India|website=great-buddha-statue.com}}</ref> The total height of the construction is {{convert|80|ft|m}} of which the Buddha makes up {{convert|64|ft|m}}, the lotus on which the Buddha sits {{convert|6|ft|m}} and the lower pedestal {{convert|10|ft|m}}. The construction's width is nearly {{convert|60|ft|m}} at its maximum. The statue was designed by [[V. Ganapati Sthapati]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya: Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=meA5DwAAQBAJ|first=David|last=Geary|publisher=University of Washington Press|year=2017|isbn=9780295742380|page=68}}</ref> and took seven years to complete using the labor of 12,000 [[stonemason]]s. It is constructed from a combination of sandstone and red granite blocks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.holidaymasti.com/city-information/bodh-gaya-city-information.html |title=Bodh Gaya City Information |access-date=22 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511172015/http://www.holidaymasti.com/city-information/bodh-gaya-city-information.html |archive-date=11 May 2012 |url-status=dead |website=holidaymasti.com}}</ref> A hollow spiral staircase inside the statue leads from the ground up to the chest. Shelves on the interior walls display 16,300 small bronze images of the Buddha.{{sfnp|Geary|2017|page=68}} The Great Buddha statue is located in a garden at the end of Temple Street and is surrounded by smaller sculptures of Buddha's [[ten principal disciples]], five on each side.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Buddha Statue|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/bihar-and-jharkhand/bodhgaya/attractions/great-buddha-statue/a/poi-sig/478236/356213|website=Lonely Planet|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref> The Great Buddha was possibly the largest Buddha statue in India at the time and was consecrated on 18 November 1989 by the [[14th Dalai Lama]].<ref name=mr>{{cite news|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/buddhist-devotees-participate-in-20th-anniversary-celebrations-of-buddha-statue-in-gaya_1006189.html|title=Buddhist devotees participate in 20th anniversary celebrations of Buddha statue in Gaya|website=Thaindian News|date=22 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414180527/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/buddhist-devotees-participate-in-20th-anniversary-celebrations-of-buddha-statue-in-gaya_1006189.html|archive-date=14 April 2019}}</ref> The foundation stone for the statue was laid in 1982.<ref name="mr" /><br />
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