Novosti reports the statute is made of fiberglass and cost $70,000. The statue portrays Buddha sitting on a throne.
It will be installed in a new Buddhist center in Elista, Russia, the capital of the Kalmykia republic. The majority of its population is Buddhist.
The factory will donate a 40-foot temple spire and pagoda as well.
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