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The Grand Buddha (simplified Chinese: 灵山大佛; traditional Chinese: 靈山大佛; pinyin: Língshān Dà Fó) is located on the north shore of Lake Tai, near Wuxi, Jiangsu. It is one of the largest Buddha statues in China and also in the world.
Buddha, probably Amitabha (Ēmítuófó), 7th century, Tang dynasty, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Chinese Buddhist sculpture has been produced throughout the history of Buddhism in China . Sculptural pieces include representations of Siddhārtha Gautama , often known as the "Enlightened One" or "Buddha", Bodhisattvas , monks and various deities.
Chinese Buddhism or Han Buddhism (simplified Chinese: 汉传佛教; traditional Chinese: 漢傳佛教; pinyin: Hànchuán Fójiào; Jyutping: Hon3 Cyun4 Fat6 Gaau3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-thoân Hu̍t-kàu) is a Chinese form of Mahayana Buddhism which draws on the Chinese Buddhist canon [1] that includes the indigenous cultural traditions of ...
Trump, the Buddha of Knowing of the Western Paradise (Chinese: 西天懂佛, lit. ' Sukhavati Buddha of Knowing Everything '), commonly known as Trump Buddha or Buddha Trump, is a Buddha-inspired statue of Donald Trump by Chinese furniture maker and artist Hong Jinshi.
In the background of the Buddha, the sculpture stands on multiple tiers. The top tier depicts Mount Meru, decorated with lotuses, and floral scrolls. Two lions sit at the base, heads turned back. The lower tier is a square stand, with wave patterns, figures making offerings, and more floral scroll patterns [1] [2]
In East Asian esoteric Buddhism, Mahāvairocana is considered to be a cosmic Buddha whose body is the entire universe, the Dharmadhātu. [ 5 ] Vairocana is not to be confused with Vairocana Mahabali , son of the asura Virochana , a character in the Yoga Vasistha .
Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism.It includes depictions of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and bodhisattvas, notable Buddhist figures both historical and mythical, narrative scenes from their lives, mandalas, and physical objects associated with Buddhist practice, such as vajras, bells, stupas and Buddhist temple architecture. [1]
The Dafo Temple or Great Buddha Temple (Chinese: 大佛寺; pinyin: Dàfó Sì) is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu, China, notable for its gigantic reclining Buddha statue made around 1100 during the Western Xia period, which is thirty-five metres long. After a restoration project in 2005–06, the Temple now attracts thousands of visitors.