SHRINE FOR SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS.— For nearly seven hundred years this colossal image of Buddha has attracted throngs of devotees. It was cast in plates about one inch thick; its height is fifty feet and its circumference is one hundred feet. The boss in the centre of the forehead contains thirty pounds of pure silver.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21126, 27 August 1938, Page 9
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55SHRINE FOR SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS.—For nearly seven hundred years this colossal image of Buddha has attracted throngs of devotees. It was cast in plates about one inch thick; its height is fifty feet and its circumference is one hundred feet. The boss in the centre of the forehead contains thirty pounds of pure silver. Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21126, 27 August 1938, Page 9
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