Buddha in Garland Sutra of the Great Universal Buddha

Mudras of the Great Buddha : Symbolic Gestures and Postures

Automated Modeling of the Great Buddha Statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan

In the great valley of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, two big standing Buddha statues were carved out of the sedimen-tary rock of the region around the second to fourth centu-ries AD. The larger statue was 53 meters high while the smaller Buddha measured 35 m. The two colossal statues were demolished in March 2001 by the Taleban, using mortars, dynamite and rockets. After the destruction, a consortium w...

The Reconstruction of the Great Buddha of Bamiyan, Afghanistan

In the valley of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, ca 1800 years ago, two big standing Buddha statues were carved out of the sedimentary rock of the region. They measured 53 and 35 meters in height and the Great one figured as the tallest representation of a standing Buddha worldwide. In March 2001 the Taleban militia demolished the colossal statues, as they were considered an insult to Islam. After the de...

Image-based reconstruction of the Great Buddha of Bamiyan, Afghanistan

In the great valley of Bamiyan, north-west of Kabul, Afghanistan, two big standing Buddha statues were carved out of the sedimentary rock of the region around the second to fourth centuries AD. The larger statue was 53 meters high while the smaller Buddha measured 35 m. The two colossal statues were demolished on March 2001 by the Taleban, using mortars, dynamite, anti-aircraft weapons and rock...

Reconstruction of the Great Buddha of Bamiyan, Afghanistan

In the valley of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, ca 2000 years ago, two big standing Buddha statues were carved out of the sedimentary rock of the region. They were 53 and 35 meters high and the Great one figured as the tallest representations of a standing Buddha. In March 2001 the Taleban militia demolished the colossal statues, as they were considered an insult to Islam. After the destruction, a conso...