Naksan Temple, Gangwon Province
Haesu-Gwaneumsang, the 15 metres tall statue of Gwaneum, the Goddess of Mercy, Asia's largest Seafarer's Avalokiteśvara statue. She carries a small vase of healing water, the “Water of Life”. With this water devotees and all living things will be blessed with physical and spiritual peace.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon May 12, 2014