Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 500 million followers of Gautama Buddha.
The first person to reach the state of enlightenment was Siddhartha Gautama. After his death, the religion grew, and so did its art forms. The earliest Buddhist art was in India, where Buddha was not represented in human form.
Over the following centuries and as the religion entered new regions, artists began erecting Buddha statues around monasteries and stupas with various body shapes, postures, and styles made from a wide variety of materials.
Here we present 25 unique Buddha statues!
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(00:00) Intro
(01:40) "The Largest Buddha"
(02:14) "The Stone Buddha"
(02:53) "The Jade Buddha"
(03:41) "The Bronze Buddha"
(04:27) "The Golden Buddha"
(05:30) "The Fat Buddha"
(06:24) "The Skinny Buddha"
(07:18) "The White Buddha"
(08:14) "The Blue Hair Buddha"
(09:23) "The Colorful Buddhas"
(10:00) "The Buddha of the Hill"
(10:37) "The Buddha Park"
(11:27) "The Monolith Buddha"
(12:06) "The Tree Buddha"
(12:39) "The Destroyed Buddhas"
(13:40) "The City Buddha"
(14:22) "The Memorial Buddha"
(14:59) "The Reclining Buddha"
(15:47) "The Walking Buddha"
(16:27) "The 1000 Lights Buddha"
(17:01) "The High Altitude Buddha"
(17:33) "The Two Giant Buddhas"
(18:08) "The Lady Buddha"
(18:58) "The Iconic Buddha"
(19:35) "The Famous Buddha"
Credits:
Thumbnail © Calvste
Intro:
Photo 1 © Nabaraj Regmi
Number 1: "The Largest Buddha"
Photo 1 © Shengguangping Sheng
Photo 2, 3 & 5 © Yuhongen
Photo 4 © Dvs5233
Number 2: "The Stone Buddha"
Photo 1 & 2 © Olga Khoroshunova
Photo 3 © Goodolga
Number 3: "The Jade Buddha"
Photo 2 © Stratos Malasiotis
Photo 3 © Sompong681
Photo 4 & 6 © Jeffrey Guy
Photo 5 © Gehan Ranawana
Number 5: "The Golden Buddha"
Photo 1, 2, 3 & 4 © Angelo Giampiccolo
Number 6: "The Skinny Buddha"
Photo 1 © Iphotothailand
Photo 2 © Noneam
Photo 3 © Korn Vitthayanukarun
Photo 4 © Aliaksandr Mazurkevich
Number 9: "The Blue Hair Buddha"
Photo 1 & 2 © Anubhab Roy
Photo 3, 4 & 5 © Tiplyashina
Number 11: "The Buddha of the Hill"
Photo 1 © Khunaspix
Photo 2 © Athichoke Pimviriyakul
Photo 3 & 4 © Zack Eldredge
Photo 5 © Wirestock
Number 12: "The Buddha Park"
Photo 1 © Daniel Halfmann
Photo 2 © Sergeychernov
Photo 3 © Madrugadaverde
Number 13: "The Monolith Buddha"
Photo 1 © John Moses
Photo 2 © Venkatraman Sundararaman
Number 15: "The Destroyed Buddhas"
Photo 1, 2 & 3 © Jonathan Wilson
Photo 4 © Positivesoundvision
Number 16: "The City Buddha"
Photo 1 © Sean Pavone
Photo 2 © Siraphol
Photo 3 © Nattanai Chimjanon
Photo 4 © Tawatchai Prakobkit
Photo 5 © Mirko Kuzmanovic
Number 20: "The 1000 Lights Buddha"
Photo 1 © Haotian
Photo 2 © Wirestock
Photo 3 © Tim Heusinger Von Waldegge
Number 21: "The High Altitude Buddha"
Photo 1 © Jimmy Teo
Photo 2 & 3 © VinhDao
Photo 4 © Hecke01
Number 22: "The Two Giant Buddhas"
Photo 1 & 3 © Aliaksandr Mazurkevich
Photo 2 & 4 © Steve Allen
Number 24: "The Iconic Buddha"
Photo 1 © Mint Images
Number 25: "The Famous Buddha"
Photo 1 © Julien Viry
Photo 2 & 3 © Jonathan Wilson
Photo 4 © Nuttapol Noprujikul
Photo 5 © Gaoqing