Subject of a 233-foot statue in Leshan, China (6)
I believe the answer is:
buddha
(Other definitions for buddha that I've seen before include "Fifth-century BC founder of an Asian religious philosophy" , "God" , "Religious leader" , "Gautama . . . . . . 5th/6th century Asian philosopher on whom a religion is based" , "Religious figure who gained full enlightenment" .)