Why is the head of Wulian Mountain Giant Buddha missing?
The head of Wulian Mountain Buddha is not gone, but it is undergoing maintenance and repair.
Wulian Mountain has had Buddhist activities since the Tang and Song Dynasties. The Wulian Mountain Buddha carved in the natural mountain is the largest Buddha in Jiangbei and is very spectacular. And the royal temple that has the "Act of Connecting the Heavens" - Huguo Wanshou Guangming Temple is even more famous in the north and south.
When Abbot Juezhao was repairing Guangming Temple, he discovered a huge stone behind the Buddhist scripture building and on the west side of Dabei Peak, resembling a stone Buddha. He asked skilled craftsmen to carve the Buddha's head into a 28-meter-high stone. , 16 meters wide, and has a wonderful and solemn seated statue of Sakyamuni, named "Five Lotus Buddha" by Master Mingshan.
The Big Buddha is 28.7 meters high and 17 meters wide. It is in a seated posture with its head leaning against the mountain and looking down. The Buddha's head is a complete and huge piece of granite on the top of the mountain. It is said that there is a sapphire on the forehead of the Buddha. This Buddha is like a creation made in heaven and earth. It is truly the only one in the north of the Yangtze River, adding a unique landscape to Wulian Mountain.
China’s famous giant Buddha statues
1. Wuxi Lingshan Giant Buddha
On the shore of Taihu Lake, on Lingshan Mountain, there is an open-air bronze Sakyamuni Buddha with a height of 88 meters. The standing statue of Muni Buddha is 79 meters high and the light lotus petals are 9 meters long. It can be said that the mountain is a Buddha and the Buddha is a mountain. It has become the coordinate of Wuxi Lingshan Mountain and is known as the "Blessed Land in the South of the Yangtze River".
2. Jiujiang Donglin Giant Buddha
The Donglin Giant Buddha is located at the foot of Lushan Mountain in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. The 48-meter bronze statue of Amitabha is the core here. There are two Bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in the southeast and south, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva in the southwest and south, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in the northwest and south, and Manjushri Bodhisattva in the northeast and south. The whole project is gilded with gold and is magnificent.
3. Qingliu Dingguang Buddha
Qingliu Dingguang Buddha is located in Lingtai Mountain, Changxiao Town, Qingliu County, Fujian Province. The base of the seated Buddha is 9 meters high, and the seated statue is 36.99 meters high. The total height is At 45.99 meters, it is said to be the largest bronze statue of Dingguang Buddha in the country.