Sakyamuni Buddha statue erected in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Dalai Lama, is the only one in the European part of Russia Sakyamuni Buddha statue installed in the street outside a Buddhist temple . This statue is made of white marble and is located inside the hexagonal Buddhist rotunda , which is decorated with characteristic Buddhist paintings and ornaments . The authors of the rotunda are the architect V. Gilyandikov and artists Kuberlinovy and Galushkin. Sakyamuni Buddha is depicted in the characteristic meditative posture. His right hand points to the ground , while the left hand holds a monk begging bowl . Currently statue year round nestled in yellow attire. Before rotunda stands a memorial in the form of a round bowl .