The Leshan Giant Buddha, also known as the Lingyun Giant Buddha is located in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China, at the confluence of the Minjiang, Qingyi and Dadu Rivers, across the river from the city of Leshan.
Leshan Buddha carved on the cliffs of the Minjiang, Qingyi River, Dadu River confluence, in accordance with the chiseling made of the south bank of the Minjiang River Lingyun Mountain cliffs Qixia Peak Riverside Maitreya Buddha seated statue, is a fine piece of art in the Tang Dynasty, the world's largest stone statue of the Buddha Mo Yan in place.
By the Tang Dynasty, Yigao Jiazhou Lingyun Buddha heart "and the Ming Dynasty Peng Yu real" reconstruction of the "put down the record" book records, dug up the initiator of the Leshan Giant Buddha is Haitong Securities monks.
Emperor Xuan Dynasty (713 AD), the Buddha began when the shoulders of the great Bodhisattva repair when the monk Haitong died.
With Hai's death, the project was interrupted.
After about ten years, Jiannan Road, Xichuan Festival Minister Zhang Qiu Chang Qiong contributions to the pension fund, Hai Tong apprentice led the craftsmen to continue to build the Great Buddha Temple, a huge, court-ordered to give the horse salt tax, the project is progressing rapidly.
Leshan Giant Buddha repaired to the knee, renewed chapter Qiu Changqiong transferred to the Ministry of Resettlement Shangshu works again stopped.
Forty years later, Jiannan Road Xichuan Festival Minister Wei Gao donated pension funds for the continued construction of the Leshan Buddha.
, in the efforts of three generations of craftsmen, to the 19th Tang Dezong Zhenyuan (AD 803), before, after, and until after the completion of the 90s.
California dug the whole story of the Big Buddha Temple original monument survives Big Buddha right on the riverfront cliff tilted Maitreya Buddha statue Hutchison Whampoa "Wei Penny began the article are reproduced.
The excavation began to be considered 2012-713 = 1299
The built-in began to be considered 2012-803 = 1209