Reclining Buddha statues in Asia
Or rather Buddhist countries in Asia, with focus on Cambodia and Myanmar. Alphabetical by country, then numerical by length.
China leads by longest 416 m, Myanmar hast the most > 50 m in the world. Just as for Thailand, there is a lot of outdated or wrong information on the internet.
Here are two links that have lists and and that I used to prepare this post: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reclining_Buddha
https://thriftytraveller.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/list-of-asias-largest-reclining-buddha-statues/
Most pictures my own. Thanks to a Farang friend for drone pictures. Some pictures from internet with link.
China
World Zuida Wofo Scenic Area 世界最大卧佛景区
416 m according to links below. Feet at 28.3757, 117.4191, head not clearly visible in satellite image. 395 m straight line from head to toe; would be longer 422 m if following curves in rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX5OYXJBsFQ
CN Walking Tour Explore the World’s Longest Reclining Buddha: 416 m Giant Mountain Buddha Hidden for 1000 Years! This is the site of the World’s Largest Reclining Buddha, located in Yiyang County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China. The Buddha is unbelievably massive — just one of its fingernails is about the size of ten adults! Absolutely breathtaking!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzlbpqsoJ49
dalailamaworld world's largest reclining Buddha stone statue in Yiyang county, Shangrao city, east China's Jiangxi province
Oriental Buddha Park Leshan
146 m (29.5406, 103.7754). Near the famous giant ancient sitting Buddha, there is contemporary Oriental Buddha Park with various Buddha statues.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DHz44ZLzZbu/
Oriental Buddha Park Leshan video in Thai
Golden Buddha in Hengdian, Zhejiang
(no further data, no location)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=576EQVG_40U
Aerial China: A reclining Buddha found on the mountain in Hengdian, Zhejiang
www.bilibili.com/video/BV1yb4y1Z7QT/
浙江横店大山上的卧佛，见者好运，老外看了直呼太厉害！
https://haokan.baidu.com/v?vid=10438923104629220250
Sanshui Big Buddha 三水大佛 Guangdong
97 m (23.1887, 112.8684).
Lingyun Mountain scenic area 凌云山风景区 in Nanchong 南充
72 m long according to https://bitterwinter.org/a-sichuan-scenic-area-loses-all-buddhist-and-taoist-statues/ and scnongye.scol.com.cn/web/detail.aspx?id=42307, no exact location.
Wofo Temple 卧佛殿 新昌大佛寺
Near 29.496, 120.895 in cave. 37 m according to (at 14 min 32 s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ZHmISPzIU
Exploring a Hidden Buddhist Wonder in China: Asia’s Largest Reclining Buddha Inside? Xinchang Great Buddha Temple Scenic Area, located in Xinchang County, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province
新昌大佛寺+卧佛
Dafo Temple or Great Buddha Temple 大佛寺 in Zhangye 张掖, Gansu
35 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dafo_Temple_(Zhangye)
The Dafo Temple or Great Buddha Temple (Chinese: 大佛寺; pinyin: Dàfó Sì) is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu, China, notable for its gigantic reclining Buddha statue made around 1100 during the Western Xia period, which is thirty-five metres long.
34.5m according to https://www.chinadiscovery.com/gansu/zhangye/giant-buddha-temple.html
Anyue shiku 安岳石窟 or 卧佛院摩崖造像 in Anyue near Chengdu
23 m according to https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ezine/2007-09/03/content_6074998_3.htm and https://mongolschinaandthesilkroad.blogspot.com/2011/11/grottos-of-anyue.html (Says it's the world's largest left-reclining Buddha).
Dazu near Chongqing
32 m according to https://www.ichongqing.info/tourism/attractions/dazu-baodingshan-rock-carvings/
Cambodia
Baphuon Temple Siem Reap
Est. 50 m (incomplete, most of west base of temple). 70 m according to https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/reclining-buddha-baphuon
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full picture here: https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/sleeping-buddha-sleeping-buddha-ruin-great-reclining-buddha-baphuon-temple-angkor-thom-siem-reap-cambodia-98792045.jpg?w=1400
Phnom Sampeu near Battambang
About 32 m, carved in rock (13.0262, 103.0999).
Wat Krapum Pech near Phnom Penh
27 m (11.6732, 104.9464).
Prek Bongkong Pagoda near Phnom Penh
22 m (11.6161, 104.9512).
North Phnom Prasit Pagoda at Phnom Baset near Phnom Penh
20 m (my measurement 6oct2022, roof 23 m, 11.6658, 104.7494).
Wat Phnom Bros near Kampong Cham
19 m (12.0308, 105.4182), 18 m my measurement 4feb2021.
Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple in California
14 m (37.9235, -121.225)
A Cambodian temple in the U.S.A., filed here. Details https://eu.recordnet.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2025/04/13/exploring-the-statues-of-stocktons-wat-dhammararam-buddhist-temple/83071735007/
Phnom Santuk near Kampong Thom
Est. 10 m carved in rock under roof (11 m, 12.6452, 105.0017).
Wat Preah Ang Thom in Phnom Kulen near Siem Reap
9 m my measurement 24feb2021, 8 m according to https://kulenrevealed.org/reclining-buddha-siem-reap/ Carved in rock under roof (15 m, 13.5642, 104.1104).
Phnom Sampeu near Battambang
(Pkarslar Cave, under roof in forest)
https://theungracefulguide.com/battambang/
Phnom Neang Kang Buddha Nirvana at border of Kampong Chhnang and Pursat
somewhere near 12.395, 104.353.
"Several meter long" according to https://helloangkor.com/attractions/phnom-neang-kang-buddha-nirvava/
Phnom Sambok Pagoda in Kratie
(I can't spot the statue in forest in satellite view). Picture here
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Golden_gilded_reclining_Buddha.jpg/500px-Golden_gilded_reclining_Buddha.jpg
Preah Putth Chaul Nipean in Rattanakiri
Est. 3 m (roof 10 m, 13.7358, 106.9691).
Hong Kong
Hong Kong has a huge sitting Buddha, but the longest reclining Buddha (est. 3 m from pictures) might be in Western Monastery.
India
Buddha Park Ravangla, Sikkim, India
13m 27.3122, 88.3641
Indonesia
Buddha Tidur Mojokerto near Surabaya
19 m (-7.5562, 112.3698).
Japan
Nanzo-in
39 m (33.6183, 130.5741). 41 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanzo-in The world's longest bronze reclining Buddha.
Jorakusan Mantoku-ji Temple near Yokohama
18 m (34.9486, 139.836).
Lao
Buddha Park (Wat Xieng Khouane Luang)
40 m (17.9125, 102.765)
Pha That Luang Vientiane ພຣະທາດຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
24 m (17.9761, 102.6369).
Malaysia
Wat Phothivihan near Kota Bharu
(roof 53 m, 6.1297, 102.1376)
40 m according to https://www.malaysia-traveller.com/wat-phothivihan.html and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Phothivihan
Wat Chayamangkalaram in Penang
32-33 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Chayamangkalaram
32 m according to https://erisgoesto.com/2023/05/09/roadtrip-diaries-giant-reclining-buddha-wat-chayamangkalaram-george-town-penang/
Myanmar
Win Sein Monastery near Mawlamyine
176 m (satellite image, head at 16.3232, 97.7239).
Nearby construction site will be 255 m when completed. Only upper body and face, picture below, does not warrant a separate entry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win_Sein_Tawya
Win Sein Tawya (Burmese: ဝင်းစိန်တောရ; also spelt Win Sein Taw Ya) is a Buddhist complex near Mudon, Mon State, Myanmar. It is home to the world's largest [not any more] free-standing reclining Buddha, which is 180 metres (590 ft) long and 30 metres (98 ft) tall.
Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung near Monywa near Mandalay
100 m (22.0805, 95.2871), 101.5 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maha_Bodhi_Tahtaung and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanboddhay_Pagoda
Ko Yin Lay Pagoda near Ye
113 m (15.3246, 97.8825).
Lawka Tharahpu Buddha in Dawei
roof 97 m (14.0435, 98.2321). 74 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawka_Tharahpu_Pagoda
https://www.travelfish.org/sight_profile/burma_myanmar/southern_burma_myanmar/tanintharyi_region/dawei/3592
Naungdawgyi Myathalyaung Reclining Buddha in Bago
73 m (17.3351, 96.4625).
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple in Yangon
66 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaukhtatgyi_Buddha_Temple
Shwethalyaung Temple in Bago
roof 72 m (17.338, 96.4624).
55 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwethalyaung_Temple
Sein Thar Lyaung Pagoda in Bago
Est. 51 m (roof 63 m, 17.3206, 96.5123).
(no English name) ကျောက်နွားတောင် Kalaw
36 m (20.6751, 96.6979).
Su Taung Pyae Pagoda in Myitkyina
Est. 34 m (roof 43 m, 25.3962, 97.4047).
Manuha Temple in Bagan
29 m my estimate from 21jan2025. Roof 35 m (21.1534, 94.8592).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuha_Temple
Skinny Buddha Pagoda ပြည်တော်အေး ရုပ်ပွားတော် Mandalay
23 m (21.9757, 96.1149).
Shinbinthalyaung in Bagan
21 m (my measurement, roof 27 m, 21.1634, 94.8656).
18 m according to https://www.myanmartours.us/destinations/bagan/ba-attractions/shinbinthalyaung-temple/
Mae La Mu Pagoda / Meilamu Pagoda မယ်လမုဘုရား in Yangon
15 m (16.8837, 96.1556) half sitting, half lying.
Thamaikham Pagoda Kalaw
7.3 m (20.6974, 96.676, my measurement 13feb2026, under roof).
National Landmark Garden Naypyitaw
7.2 m (19.8736, 96.2692, my measurement 15feb2026, under roof, miniature of Shwethalyaung Temple in Bago).
west of U-Bein bridge Mandalay
6.6 m (21.8947, 96.0503, my measurement 6feb2026, under roof).
Parinibbana Buddha Image (ပရိနိဗ္ဗာန်စံဝင်တော်မူရာဌာန - စံ) Naypyitaw
6.3 m (19.9723, 96.145, my measurement 14feb2026, under roof).
Phowintaung near Monywa near Mandalay
In cave, no data. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phowintaung
Sri Lanka
Maitreya Buddha Statue (Umandawa)
45 m (7.7177, 80.4934) in Google Maps satellite image 4jul2026, but not on 21nov2025.
Shayilathalarama Viharaya
Est. 27 m (roof 34 m, 6.263, 80.0735).
35 m according to https://amazinglanka.com/wp/karandeniya/
Gal Viharaya Polonnaruwa
14 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal_Vihara
No view without roof on Google Earth Pro.
Taiwan
六福村臥佛像 in Leofoo Village Theme Park 六福村主題遊樂園 near Taipei.
39 m (satellite image, head at 24.8246, 121.1833)
Tajikistan
Originally in Ajina-Teppa, now in National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan.
My pictures below are from National Museum of Tajikistan. Only later did I realize that this a copy in original size.
13 m according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_in_Nirvana. Elsewhere a length of 12 or 13 or 14 m is given. The copy is 14 m long (my measurement 20may2025).
Thailand
Wat Pa Sawang Bun วัดป่าสว่างบุญ Saraburi
200 m (14.4118, 101.1322), according to a sign there 219 m.
The longest man-made (the one in China 416 m carved in rock).
More in Thailand see previous post.
Vietnam
Som Rong Pagoda in Soc Trang City
63 m in satellite image and https://vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-s-largest-reclining-buddha-rests-in-a-300-year-old-khmer-pagoda-2397253.html
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Nirvana near Saigon
53 m (10.9803, 106.659) Hội Khánh Temple.
Tượng Phật Niết Bàn near Phan Thiet
48 m (10.8145, 107.8949).
Vĩnh Tràng Pagoda in My Tho
35 m (10.3636, 106.3733).
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