The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is being worshiped at the Nam Hai Pagoda in Lien Chieu district in Da Nang – one of its last destinations before returning to Australia.

The statue was received with a ceremony on June 4 in the presence of a number of Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers, along with local officials.

The statue was carved from an 18-tonne jade block and sits on a 1.4m-high alabaster throne. It is 2.7 metres high and weighs 4 tonnes.

The Jade Buddha is received at a ceremony on June 4 (Photo: VNA)

Visitors can admire the statue at the Nam Hai Pagoda until June 19, during which preaching sessions, requiems, and worship ceremonies for national and global peace and prosperity will be held.

Meanwhile, the Nam Hai Pagoda will cast a bronze statue of the Lord Buddha. The statue, 5 metres high and weighing 5.5 tonnes, will be the biggest bronze Buddha statue in Da Nang.

The city is a destination in the statue’s tour of 90 cities in 20 countries around the world.

(Source: VNA)