KAPILVASTU: The world’s largest statue of the Buddha is to be constructed in Kapilbastu.
The 245 meters tall statue will be installed within the Kapilvastu Municipality area.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed to this effect between the International Buddhist Centre and the Kapilvastu Municipality today.
Centre chief Choing Qui Seng Steward and Municipality mayor Sudip Poudel signed the MoU. The statue will be constructed to give a glimpse of the 29 years spent by the Buddha, said Mohan Gautam, the Centre’s representative in Nepal.
Mayor Poudel expressed his happiness over the construction of the world’s largest statue in Kapilvastu. Installation of the world’s biggest Buddha statue in the town is a matter of pride, he said.
Vice-chair of the Lumbini Development Trust, Bhikkhu Metteya said the construction of the statue will add new dimension in Kapilvastu’s development.
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