Admire the tallest statue of Buddha in Southeast Asia

On the 4th day of Tet, tourists came to Minh Duc Pagoda (located on Thien Ma Mountain, Quang Ngai ). This place has a 125 m high statue of Buddha Quan Am, considered the tallest in Southeast Asia today.

Many tourists come to Minh Duc Pagoda.

To get to Minh Duc Pagoda, people have to cross Co Luy Bridge. In the photo is a beautiful, magical scene between the mountain, pagoda and river.

On the morning of the 4th day of Tet (February 1, 2025), the reporter was present here. According to the records, although the temple is not yet completed, there are still many tourists coming to visit the temple.

Many passengers from far away have respectfully come to Minh Duc Pagoda.

The statue of Quan Am looks towards Dai gate, where Tra river flows into the sea.

Minh Duc Pagoda belongs to the Thien Ma Spiritual Cultural Area project, which is about 90 hectares wide, located in Tinh Long and Tinh Khe communes, Quang Ngai city, Quang Ngai province. This is one of the three famous "Tam Thien" mountains of Quang Ngai, including: Thien An, Thien But, Thien Ma.

Tourists come to Minh Duc Pagoda on Thien Ma Mountain on the morning of the 4th day of Tet.

The project was approved by the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province at the end of 2017 with a budget of over 1,000 billion VND, with Venerable Thich Tam Vi (from Quang Ngai, currently the abbot of two pagodas Linh Phuoc and Linh An in Lam Dong province) as the investor.

The statue has 25 floors, when completed, visitors will be able to go inside and take the elevator to the top.

Located next to the statue of Buddha Quan Am is the main hall of nearly 12,000 m2.

The project began construction in early 2020, with the highlight being the 125 m high statue of Buddha Quan Am. This is the tallest Buddha statue in Vietnam, surpassing the statues at Ba Den Mountain (Tay Ninh) at 72 m high and at Linh An Pagoda (Da Lat City) at 71 m high. This statue becomes the tallest Buddha Quan Am statue in Southeast Asia and is among the tallest statues in the world .

Although this pagoda is not yet completed, it is still one of the most popular tourist attractions in Quang Ngai. Minh Duc Pagoda representative said that many large projects are still under construction such as: 45m high Buddha Tower, Y Phuong Duong, Van Phat Forest,...

On the morning of the 4th day of Tet, many people came to Minh Duc Pagoda.

Thien Ma spiritual cultural area promises to become a unique spiritual cultural destination of Quang Ngai and the whole country in the near future.

Source: https://daidoanket.vn/chiem-bai-tuong-phat-quan-am-cao-nhat-dong-nam-a-10299167.html