Tuong Phat Quan Am
Tượng Phật Quan Âm (Vietnamese, English: Buddha Statue of Avalokitesvara) is a cast concrete statue in Chùa Việt Nam (English: Vietnamese Buddhist Center) in Sugar Land, Texas, just outside of Houston. The sculpture depicts the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in female form standing on a lotus pedestal. She may also be commonly known by her Chinese name Guanyin. It was created by sculptor Mai Chi Kim,[1] who wanted to work on a bigger project after the temple had commissioned several smaller statues from her.
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| Artist | Mai Chi Kim |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Cast Concrete |
| Dimensions | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Location | Sugar Land, Texas, United States |
With the base included, the statue stands at 72 feet tall, making it one of the tallest statues in the United States, and looks over a large pond beside an ornate red bridge. It is also suspected to be the largest Buddhist statue in the western hemisphere.[2]
Quan Am is one of the most highly revered bodhisattvas in Vietnam and is called by many epithets, including 'Mother of Buddhas' and 'Goddess of Compassion'.
