This Buddha statue is carved on the cliff of the Linjiang side of the 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 graceful posture and deep feeling.
This magnificent Buddha statue is 7 1 meter high, which is almost as high as the new building of Beijing Hotel, and can be seen from dozens of miles away. Its head length is14.7m and its width is10m. Every bun on the head can be put into a big round table. His ears are 7 meters long, and two people can get into them. Its instep is 8.5 meters wide and can sit around 100 people. It is three times higher than the tallest giant Buddha in Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi. In the past, it was thought that the world's largest Afghan Basian Giant Buddha was 53 meters high, while the Leshan Giant Buddha was 18 meters higher than it. The Leshan Giant Buddha is really amazing. When tourists pay their respects to it, they all admire and admire the great courage and high wisdom shown by the sculptors in ancient China in designing and shaping this Buddha statue.
According to Xinhua News Agency 1990, a "giant sleeping Buddha" with a total length of more than 4,000 meters and several mountains was found outside Leshan Giant Buddha. This sleeping Buddha, with all limbs, well-proportioned figure and delicate face, lies peacefully on the ridge line of Qingyi River, with his back facing the sky, kind and dignified. The famous Leshan Giant Buddha sits squarely in the heart of the giant Buddha. The head, body and feet of the giant Buddha are respectively composed of the brother-in-law of Wuyou Mountain, Lingyun Mountain and Guicheng Mountain. The Buddha's head is made up of the whole Wuyou Mountain. The 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's broad chest, round waist and strong legs; The Buddha's foot with its foot tilted is a part of Guicheng Mountain. The whole posture of the Buddha is very realistic, natural and harmonious, just like a heaven made, without artificial 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 realistic shape and a length of 3000 meters was discovered in Leshan City shortly thereafter. It consists of Sanguishan Mountain and Dongyanshan Mountain. The lower Guishan is the head of the female Buddha, and the neck is between the lower and middle Guishan. The peak of the middle Guishan is like its chest, and the upper Guishan and Dongyanshan are its legs. The two buddhas touch each other. Watch the female Buddha within 100 meters of the "Fuquanmen" upstream.
This giant Buddha was excavated in the early years of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (7 13), and the statue was created by the Haitong monk of Lingyun Temple. The project was once interrupted until the 19th year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong (803), when it was completed by Wei Gao, our envoy of Jiannan Xichuan, which lasted for 90 years.
Surprisingly, in the absence of scientific instruments, what methods did the ancients use to ensure that the proportions of its various parts were appropriate and the posture was balanced?
Careful visitors will find that there are vertical and horizontal drainage ditches behind the ears and head of the giant Buddha. After a heavy rain, the accumulated water will be drained away quickly through these drainage ditches, so that the Buddha statue will not be eroded by rain. This giant Buddha can remain intact after more than 1000 years, thanks to this scientific drainage system to some extent. 1990 the state allocated funds for the relatively thorough maintenance of the giant Buddha. At the same time, some supporting facilities and service facilities have been added. Make this tourist spot more perfect.
The giant Buddha is backed by a cliff and faces the great river. When tourists watch the giant Buddha, they also visit the scenic spot of Lingyun Mountain.
This Lingyun Mountain, backed by the giant Buddha, was a famous scenic spot and Buddhist resort as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Lingyun Shengjing
Lingyun Mountain is not high, it has nine peaks, and the highest peak is only pulled up from the ground140m. However, because of its scattered peaks and lush trees, overlooking the vast three rivers, it is magnificent; Looking at the Emei Three Peaks from afar, I can remember them vividly. In addition, there are temples on Hefeng, so it was praised by people more than 1000 years ago. Shao Bo, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, once praised: "The crown of the world's landscapes is in Shu, and the victory of Shu is called history, and the victory of history is called Lingyun." History is Leshan. The temples on the peaks of Lingyun Mountain are still preserved, including Lingyun Temple on the peaks and Lingbao Tower on Lingbao Peak. Lingyun Temple is quite large in scale, and the giant Buddha is carved on a cliff not far from the temple. Looking at the Buddha on the railing here, you can carefully watch the nuances of various parts of the giant Buddha's head. From here, you can go down to the feet of the giant Buddha along a steep path cut on the edge of the cliff. Because the giant Buddha was carved in front of Lingyun Temple, it is also called Lingyun Giant Buddha. Lingyun Temple is also known as the Big Buddha Temple because of this giant Buddha. With the giant Buddha in Lingyun Mountain, the mountain is more colorful. The giant Buddha is on Lingyun Mountain, and the giant Buddha is more famous. The main purpose of visiting Lingyun Mountain is to pay homage to the Buddha, and only by visiting Lingyun Mountain can we better appreciate the wonders of the Buddha.
There are pavilions and pavilions such as Dongpo Memorial Hall and Jingxiu Pavilion around Lingyun Mountain. Dongpo Memorial Hall is also called Dongpo Reading Building. There are also many Han Cliff tombs on the mountain, some of which are more than ten meters deep, surrounded by fine sculptures, and there are funerary objects such as pottery maids, which are unique historical sites in Sichuan.
Wuyou Temple with beautiful scenery
There is a Wuyou Mountain adjacent to Lingyun Temple, separated by a water and connected by a suspension bridge, which forms a complete scenic spot with Lingyun Mountain. There is Wuyou Temple on the mountain. The building is designed along the mountain, with twists and turns, exquisite elegance and unique style. In addition to the Buddhist temple, there are exquisite buildings such as Kuangyi Pavilion, Tingtaoxuan and Er 'yage.