Place to see: Donghwa Temple (Donghwasa), Taegu, South Korea

Reunification Buddha

Reunification Buddha

A short walk from the central Donghwasa complex stands the Reunification Buddha. This statue (allegedly the largest stone standing Buddha in Asia) was constructed in the 1980s to commemorate the reunification of the two Koreas.

About this place:

This Buddhist temple, located on Palgong Mountain (Palgongsan), just north of Daegu, was founded in 493AD.