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Buddha Dordenma

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Top Highlights

  • Top Highlights:

    • Statue: Gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue.
    • Views: Panoramic view of Thimphu valley.
    • Surrounding Park: Kuenselphodrang Nature Park.

    Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck.[1] The statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues, each of which, like the Great Buddha Dordenma itself, are made of bronze and gilded in gold.[2] The Great Buddha Dordenma is sited amidst the ruins of Kuensel Phodrang, the palace of Sherab Wangchuk, the thirteenth Druk Desi, overlooking the southern approach to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan.