Largest Buddha statue the focus of Bokor Park festivities


An artist’s rendering of the 108m Buddha statue, which is being constructed on Bokor Mountain. - SUPPLIED

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): In contribution to the construction of one of the world’s largest Buddha statues, as well as 84,000 smaller Buddha statues, a significant fundraising event is scheduled to take place on Sept 23-24 on a ridge within the “500 Rice Fields” region of Preah Monivong Bokor National Park.

The fundraising initiative is led by Venerable Chan Visal, the head of Wat Pearanasey Serey Monkul, in collaboration with Sok Kong, the chairman of Sokimex Investment Group, the company behind the project.

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