GEORGE TOWN: The world’s largest jade Buddha statue, known as the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, is on display for public viewing for nine days at the Penang Times Square from today.
The statue, carved from an 18-tonne rare boulder of pure translucent jade named “Polar Pride” that was discovered in Canada in 2000, weighs around four tonnes and stands at 2.5m tall.
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