Grand Maitreya statue will symbolize Mongolia’s Buddhist heritage
Grand Maitreya statue will symbolize Mongolia’s Buddhist heritage.
Grand Maitreya statue will symbolize Mongolia’s Buddhist heritage. A 177-foot-tall or around 53 meters statue of standing Maitreya Bodhisattva will be built in Mongolia under the spiritual direction of the Dalai Lama. The statue is meant to act as a beacon of peace. A stupa will be connected to the statue, housing interior teaching and meditation levels, holy relics and other artifacts. The Dalai Lama has selected sacred relics of the Buddha from his personal collection to be enshrined inside the Maitreya statue. Building large statues of the Maitreya is an ancient spiritual tradition once practiced by high Mongolian and Tibetan Buddhist lamas. The project also hopes to offer free meditation training and educational services for people of all faiths and backgrounds.
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