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The Leshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 樂山大佛) is a 71-meter (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty).It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan. [1]
Leshan, formerly known as Jiading [a] and Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers, on the southwestern fringe of the Sichuan Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km (75 mi) from the provincial capital of Chengdu.
The bell was cast by Huizong Biechuan (慧宗别传) in 1564 in the late Ming dynasty. It is 2.8-metre (9 ft 2 in) high and weighting 12.5-kilogram (28 lb). It sounds deep and sonorous when beaten. Outside of the bell cast over 60 thousand words of Āgama and other Buddhist scriptures. [4]
Oriental Buddha Park is a cultural theme park in Leshan, China featuring reproductions of Buddhist statues and Buddhist themed carvings made from stone, rock, and other materials. [ 1 ] The park is adjacent to the Leshan Giant Buddha , a tall Buddha statue listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Wuyou Temple (simplified Chinese: 乌尤寺; traditional Chinese: 烏尤寺; pinyin: Wūyóu Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on the top of Mount Wuyou, in Shizhong District of Leshan, Sichuan, China. [1]
Buddhist buildings in Chengdu (1 C, 1 P) ... Leshan Giant Buddha; R. Renshou Giant Buddha This page was last edited on 25 March 2023, at 22:14 (UTC). ...
The Wanli Golden Seal was cast in 1600 and presented by Empress Cixiaoxian. According to the Annals of Mount Emei ( 《峨眉山志》 ), the palm leaf manuscript was presented by the King of Myanmar in the mid-16th century, namely the Jiajing period (1522–1566) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
The Dazu Rock Carvings comprise 5 locations in Dazu District, Chongqing Municipality: Beishan, Baodingshan, Nanshan, Shizhuanshan, and Shimenshan. [2]Beishan (North Mountain) contains two groups of rock carvings and sculptures along a cliff face stretching for 300 meters. [2]