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Beijing Lama Temple, the world's tallest wooden Maitreya Buddha
[Beijing Lama Temple Wooden Buddha] This giant Buddha was carved during the Qianlong period, using more than 80,000 taels of silver and the trunk of a precious sandalwood tree.
It is 26 meters high, 18 meters above ground (8 meters buried underground), and weighs about 100 tons. It is the largest single-wood statue in China.
In August 1990, the Lama Temple Maitreya Buddha was included in the Guinness World Records, becoming the world's largest single-wood sculpture Buddha statue ​ ​