camerata Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Vietnam carving world’s largest jade Buddha Vietnam will soon be home to the world’s largest jade Buddha as sculptors began chiseling a 35-ton block of jadeite jade in the northern province of Hai Duong this week. The Hanoi-based Than Chau Ngoc Viet Gems and Jewelry Company began sculpting the precious stone on Monday during a ceremony at its factory in Hai Duong’s Cam Giang District. The company had bought the jade at a gemstone fair in Myanmar for VND60 billion (US$3.25 million). Full story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 wow.. I'm quite surprised at this, as Vietnam is still a communist country and not too keen on any religions, with Buddhism at the front. Someone must have donated the jade who has some pull with the Vietnamese government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Writing my book which is NOT about Thailand, I concocted a kingdom whose royal treasure includes a Crimson Ruby image of the Buddha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Thailand has its own large jade Buddha, carved from a 32-ton block of Canadian jade. It's at Wat Dhammamongkol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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