This Buddha statue is carved on the cliff on the riverside side of Qilin Peak in Lingyun Mountain on the south bank of Minjiang River, facing Leshan City across the river. It faces the river flowing eastward, with elegant posture and affectionate style.
This majestic Buddha statue is 7 1 m high, almost as high as the new building of Beijing Hotel, and can be seen dozens of miles away. Its head is14.7m long and10m wide. Every bun on your head can fit into a big round table. His ears are 7 meters long, and two people can get in. Its instep is 8.5 meters wide, and it can sit about 100 people. It is three times higher than the tallest Buddha statue in Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi. It used to be thought that the world's largest Bashan Buddha in Afghanistan is 53 meters high, while Leshan Giant Buddha is 18 meters higher than it. Leshan Giant Buddha is really amazing. When tourists pay tribute to it, they all admire and admire the great courage and wisdom of the ancient sculptors in China in designing and shaping this Buddha statue.
According to Xinhua News Agency (1990), a "giant reclining Buddha" with a total length of more than 4,000 meters and several mountains was found outside Leshan Giant Buddha. The reclining Buddha, with sound limbs, well-proportioned figure and delicate face, lay peacefully on the ridge of Qingyi River, with his back to the sky, kind and dignified. The famous Leshan Giant Buddha is located in the center of the giant Buddha. The head, body and feet of the giant Buddha are respectively composed of the brothers-in-law of Wu Youshan, Ling Yunshan and Guichengshan. The head of the Buddha statue is composed of the whole Wuyou Mountain. Stones, bamboos, shady trees, trails, pavilions and temples on the mountain are presented as the bun, eyelashes, nose bridge, lips and chin of the giant Buddha. The Buddha's body is composed of Lingyun Mountain, which is connected with Jiu Feng on the mountain, just like a giant Buddha with broad chest, waist and strong legs. The Buddha's foot with an inclined foot is a part of Guicheng Mountain. The whole posture of the Buddha statue is very realistic, natural and harmonious, just like nature, without man-made knife marks and axe marks. Now, the best place to watch the reclining Buddha is the Fuquanmen in binjiang road, Leshan City.
Coincidentally, a giant "female reclining Buddha" with a lifelike shape and a length of 3000 meters was discovered in Leshan City shortly thereafter. It consists of Sanchi Mountain and Dongyan Mountain. Xiaguishan is the head of the female Buddha, and her neck is between Xiaguishan and Zhongguishan. The peak of the middle turtle mountain is like its chest, and the upper turtle mountain and Dongyan mountain are its legs. Two buddhas touch each other. Watch the female Buddha in the range of 100 meters upstream of Fuquanmen.
This giant Buddha was unearthed in the early years of Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (7 13), and the statue was initiated by Haitong monk in Lingyun Temple. The project was once interrupted, and it was not completed until the 19th year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong (803), which lasted for 90 years.
Surprisingly, in the absence of scientific instruments, what methods did the ancients use to ensure the proper proportion and balanced posture of its parts?
Careful tourists will find that the giant Buddha has vertical and horizontal drains behind his ears and head. After a heavy rain, the accumulated water will be quickly drained away through these drains, so that the Buddha statue will not be eroded by rain. This giant Buddha can remain intact after 1000 years, thanks to this scientific drainage system to some extent. 1990, the state allocated funds to carry out a relatively thorough maintenance of the giant Buddha. At the same time, some supporting facilities and service facilities were added. Make this tourist attraction more perfect.
The giant Buddha faces the river with its back to the cliff. Visitors will also visit Lingyun Mountain Scenic Area while watching the Giant Buddha. This Lingyun Mountain, backed by the Giant Buddha, was a famous scenic spot and Buddhist resort as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties.