Amitabha Buddha statue
Buddha statue
amitabha
Buddhist culture
Buddhist statues
British Museum
Amitabha Buddha statue
British Museum Collection
Chongguang Temple
Buddha sculpture
Ancient Chinese Sculpture
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This statue was originally located in Hancui Village, Hebei Province, northern China. According to the inscription on the pedestal of the statue, it was enshrined for Chongguang Temple in 585 AD. This statue was created by art merchant C T. Loo donated it to the Chinese government, and in 1938, the Chinese government gave it as a gift to the British Museum to commemorate the Chinese art exhibition held in London from 1935 to 1936 This Amitabha Buddha statue is about 6 meters high and is the largest ancient Chinese statue in the West
