Client: Royal Temple in Bangkok, Thailand,Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Completion date: 2019
Project Team
Sculpture owner
Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen Temple
Sculpture Manufacture
Sino Sculpture Group
Overview
This large sitting Buddha Sculpture is a bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni. This large bronze Buddha will be completed in 2019, and it will locate in a famous Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, which called Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen. The temple is widely known because of the meditation master Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro. The bronze Buddha was designed by the meditation gesture of master Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro.
After established, the sitting bronze Buddha will become the largest bronze sitting Buddha in the world. In left behind of the large bronze Buddha, it is a huge stupa. This Stupa was constructed in 2012 by the abbot Somdet Chuang. The stupa has made the temple a popular attraction for international tourists.
Goals
Main structure fabrication & Installation , Sculpture fabrication and thailand installation
Process
1:100 Model sculpting , 1:10 Model making, 3D Scanning, Bronze/copper forging of buddha statue facade, Thailand Installation.
Additional Information
The Buddha Sculpture is 65 meters (213 ft) tall, weighs over 965 tons, and will be constructed from 1040 bronze pieces. In addition to the exterior components, there is a strong steel framework inside to support the heavy load. The Lotus Throne petal number is 60 (30 big petals and 30 small petals) And the hair number is 365 pieces, that means meditation for everyday. Under the Lotus Throne, it is a 6meters high concrete building.