Video: Big Buddha - tallest statue in the world (Leshan, China)
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
There are countless Buddha statues around the world, but there is one that has gained worldwide fame. it Big Buddha in Leshan (Sichuan Province, China), a giant stone sculpture carved into the rock mass in Lingyunshan Mountain. Today this attraction is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Big Buddha was built during the Tang Dynasty: work on its construction began in 713 and lasted 90 years. Since then, the statue has stood as a symbol of an unbroken spirit and true faith, attracting the attention of not only curious tourists, but also the spiritual followers of Buddhism.
The Buddha's face is turned to the sacred mountain Emeishan, located opposite, he himself sits flush with the Lingyunshan mountain, and his feet rest against the river. The dimensions of the giant are striking: its height is 71 m, and the span of the shoulders is almost 30 m, so in comparison with him, any person is a bug. It is not for nothing that the statue is recognized as the tallest on Earth.
Of course, over the past centuries, the statue has changed its original appearance. Blown by all the winds, the Buddha lost its former grandeur, because initially the giant sculpture was decorated with gilded and wooden "armor", which at the same time protected the statue from adverse weather conditions. True, all this has long been destroyed, the locals even like to repeat that gradually the mountain becomes a Buddha, and the Buddha becomes a mountain.
Recall that on our site Kulturologiya. Ru you can get acquainted with other stone sculptures in the review: "The most famous giant statues carved in the rocks."
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