10 Best Buddhas to See in Southeast Asia
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2. The Buddha in the Sky
Also located in Nha Trang’s Long Sơn Pagoda, the Buddha of Long Sơn meditates in the clouds and is visible from most parts of this beach community located on Vietnam’s south central coast. This Buddha in the sky sits 79 feet (24 meters) tall and 152 steps up from the entrance of this pagoda. This Buddha is the Gautama Buddha, who was believed to have lived in India sometime between the 6th and 4th Centuries BCE.
Why does Sleeping Buddha have swastikas on his feet?
Thanks for your question! I actually asked my guide the same question: “Engraved long before this symbol became associated with evil, a local guide informed me that, in this case, the symbol means ‘good luck.’”