An entire building is hollowed out to house the world's largest guided statue - a 26 meter image of Jampa (Maitreya), the Future Buddha. It was made in 1914 under the auspices of the ninth Panchen Lama and took 900 artisan and laborers four years to complete.
In the Middle East we mostly visited Muslim mosques, along with some Christian churches. While in India, we visited Hindu, Jain, Zoroaster, Buddhist and Sikh places of worship. In Tibet, as you might have guessed, Buddhist monasteries are most prominent places to visit. I don't know a lot about Buddhism, but I purchased a book on Buddhism, hopefully it will enlighten me a little.
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