The Guanyin of Nanshan (simplified Chinese: 南山海上观音圣像; traditional Chinese: 南山海上觀音聖像) is a 108-metre (354 ft) statue of the bodhisattva Guanyin, sited on the south coast of China's island province Hainan near the Nanshan Temple of Sanya.[1][2] The statue has three aspects: one side faces inland and the other two face the South China Sea, to represent blessing and protection by Guanyin of China and the whole world. One aspect depicts Guanyin cradling a sutra in the left hand and gesturing the Vitaraka Mudra with the right; the second with her palms crossed, holding a string of prayer beads; and the third holding a lotus. As of 2018^[update], this was the twelfth tallest statue in the world

Guanyin of Nanshan

Coordinates	18.2924°N 109.2083°E / 18.2924; 109.2083
Location	Sanya, Hainan, China
Type	statue
Height	108 metres (354 ft)
Opening date	2005

The statue took six years to build and was enshrined on April 24, 2005, with the participation of 108 monks from various Buddhist groups in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland China, and tens of thousands of pilgrims. The delegation also included monks from the Theravada and Vajrayana traditions.[3]

See also

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• Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao, Guangdong, China
• Guishan Guanyin, Hunan, China
• List of tallest statues
• Nanshan Temple (Sanya)
• Sendai Daikannon, Japan

References

External links

• Top 10 highest monuments - Architecture Portal News Archived 2010-02-13 at the Wayback Machine (4 photos)
• Photos at Panoramio

На других языках

[ru] Статуя Гуаньинь (Наньшань)