Buddha Dordenma Monument

Dordenma Buddha is a beautiful giant statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, erected in Bhutan in 2010. Its name is translated as “Diamond Lightning Strike”. Inside the statue is a temple with 25 thousand 30-centimeter and 100 thousand 20-centimeter statues of Buddha. All of them, like the main statue, were made of bronze and generously covered with gold.

Attraction Buddha Dordenma is located among the ruins of the old palace Sherab Wangchuk on top of the high mountain Changri Kensel Phodrang. From here you will have a beautiful view of the southern and western outskirts of Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. Initially, the main parts of the statue were completed in December 2009, after which Buddhist monks began the last stage of work.

The construction of the statue of Buddha Dordenma cost about $ 47 million, and the total cost of work on the project exceeded $ 100 million. The height of the statue is 51.5 meters – this is not the largest image of the deity, but given the height of 2455 meters above sea level, it can rightly be called the highest Buddha statue in the world.