Province de Binh Thuan, Lying Buddha

The Buddhist statue 'Buddha joins into Nirvana' (Phật Thích Ca nhập Niết bàn), or 'The lying Buddha' (Phat nam), 49 meters long, 11 meters high and considered the biggest Buddhist statue in Southeast Asia. It was sculptured in 1963 on Ta Cu Mountain at about 475m to the sea level by engineer Trương Định Ý. It is in the cultural complex including Linh Son Truong Tho and Linh Son Long Doan Pagodas (built in the late 19th century) in Tan Lap village, South Ham Thuan District, Binh Thuan province.