Bacalhôa Buddha Eden is an amazing place to spend a few hours just walking, enjoying the gardens, the Buddha’s, the lake, e everything that the place has. Definitely a very good surprise and a place worth a visit and just an hour driving from Lisbon! Location: Quinta dos Loridos, Bombarral, 2540-4, Portugal. Buddha Eden - the oriental garden with around 35 hectares of land was created as a reaction to the destruction of the Buddhas of Banyan, in which one of the greatest acts of cultural barbarity took place, erasing masterpieces of late-period Gandhara art.
Bacalhôa Buddha Eden: the largest oriental garden in Europe! Palm Lake is the first stop where you certainly will stop for a beautiful photo is Palm Lake. Garden of the Modern and Contemporary Sculpture... Bambu Labyrinth and African Sculpture Garden. Xian Warriors in Terracota are 700 sculptures.More than a sightseeing excursion, the Bacalhôa Buddha Eden is a place for those who want to enjoy moments of tranquility and peace. That’s right, when you go through the gates and start walking in the garden this is the feeling that you will surely feel, peace!
Some people say it’s a “touristy thing” but as I love being a tourist I found the garden beautiful and I recommend a visit. It is about 35 hectares full of buddhas, terracotta warriors, lakes, fish, exotic plants and several sculptures carefully-placed in strategic places in the middle of the vegetation.
Built in protest against the destruction of the Bamyan Giant Buddhas in Afghanistan (2001), Bacalhôa Buddha Eden is considered the largest oriental garden in Europe.
Just by curiosity, the statues of the Bamiyan Buddha were erected 230 km from the city of Kabul in Afghanistan. One was 37m high and the other 55m. These are considered the largest standing Buddha statues in the world.
With the spread of radical fundamentalist customs in Afghanistan, clerics in March 2001 declared: “Based on the verdict of clergy members and the decision of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirates (Taliban) all statues in Afghanistan must be destroyed. They are respected now and may become idols in the future. Only Allah, the Almighty, deserves to be worshiped?!... “*
Despite numerous demonstrations around the world, the statues of the Bamiyan Buddhas were destroyed with dynamite and tank bombing in March 2001 in Muslim Afghanistan. But the
Buddha Even is built in Catholic Portugal, where there are no any Muslims….. to destroy again the Buddhist sculptures!...We with Margy sow Giant Golden sculpture of laying Buddha in Thailand and stone Monument of Buddha in Hong Kong in 2006.
The Bacalhôa Buddha Eden is located in Quinta dos Loridos, which is a few kilometers from the villages of Bombarral and Óbidos. With a total area of 100 hectares, the farm – which is dedicated to the production of wines – has reserved about 35 hectares for the construction of this huge garden. It’s estimated that more than 6,000 tons of marble and granite were used to build the place.
The garden is approximately 96Km from Lisbon on The garden is approximately 96Km from Lisbon on A8 exit 12 (Carvalhal / Delgada). GPS coordinates: 39°16’33.24″N | 9° 8’24.23″O
The golden Buddhas are located in the central staircase of the garden. I confess that this is the part of the garden that is really enchanting. You have the feeling of being teleported to another dimension. It is not only the grandeur of the statues, but it’s the sense of tranquility that the environment transmits to you. Very interesting!
We climbed the staircase, look around all budhist part on Budda Even took a lot of photos of the statues and Golden Buddha and continued to see all blue warriors and modern and contemporary art, presented in separate album Buddha Eden 2.
