In 1330-1331 during the Yuan Dynasty, a large-scale bronze image of the Buddha attaining Nirvana was cast, and from that time on, the temple was popularly called the Temple of the Reclining Buddha.

The statue of Mahatma Buddha will be built using the hollow cast method. Notably, the statue will not be made by joining bronze sheets but will be cast using the lost wax process. The bronze alloy ...