Giant Buddha in Leshan

BUDDHA • BUDDHISM • BUDDHISTS • CHINA • MONUMENTS • STATUE

Maitreya Buddha statue in Leshan - one of the Tallest Buddha statues in the World and, for over A Millennium, the Tallest Sculpture in the World of work. It is carved Deep in the rocks in the mountain Linyunshan at the Confluence of Three Rivers China's Sichuan Province, near the city of Leshan.

 1. Face of Buddha (Maitreya) faces the opposite the sacred mountain Emei.

 2. The head of the Buddha stands on a par with the mountain, and his feet rest on the river.

 3. Work on the creation of the statue took place during the reign of the Tang dynasty, beginning with 713, and lasted for ninety years.

 4. The height of the statue - 71 m, the height of the head - almost 15 meters, swing arms - almost 30 m, the length of the finger - 8 m, toe - 1.6 m, length of the nose - 5.5 m.

 5. It is recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO.

 6. Until the middle of the XVII century the body up to the Big Buddha head was hidden thirteen-temple "Dasyange", originally called the Great Hall of images.

 7. Later this building was destroyed by fire.

 8. On the south and north towards the Buddha carved into the walls of more than 90 stone images of Bodhisattvas.

9. Entrance to the park costs 90 yuan (with ISIC - 65).