The Tian Tan Buddha, commonly known as the big buddha, at Po Lin Monastery, Ngong Ping. The people on the steps in front give the scale of this giant bronze statue. It was cast in pieces and then weld... © Annie Green-Armytage/shotbywomen

The giant 32 metre colourful Maitreya Buddha statue at Diskit Monastery in the Nubra Valley, Ladakh, with a blue sky and fluffy white clouds, taken in August 2019 © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Visitors walks beside giant statue of Buddha at the British Museum London © Camila Pastorelli/shotbywomen