A guide to the images of the great Buddhas in various parts of China
China is a big Buddhist country with a very long and splendid Buddhist cultural history, which plays an important role in the spread and evolution of Buddhism. Now there are a considerable number of large Buddha statues all over the country, as follows Let me show you a wave of analysis of Buddha images from various places.
Henan Zhongyuan Giant Buddha
The Zhongyuan Giant Buddha is located in Foquan Temple, Yaoshan, Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. It is currently the tallest Buddhist statue in the world. The total height of the Buddha is 208 meters, the height of the lotus seat is 20 meters, the Vajra seat is 25 meters high, and the Sumeru seat is 55 meters high. The Dharma Buddha is solemn and towering at Foquan Temple at the foot of Mount Yao. It is surrounded by nine-story peaks. In front of the Buddha, there is the holy water of Shahe River that flows all year round. The Buddha Spring is a hot spring. It has rich landscape resources and beautiful environment.
Jiangxi Donglin Giant Buddha
Located at the foothills of Lushan Mountain in Wenquan Town, Xingzi County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China, it is the birthplace of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism (the symbol of Donglin Temple, the first in China and the world A tall Buddha statue of Amitabha is located in mid-air, 48 meters high. When climbing the stairs, there are rainbow bridges flying across them. Looking from the platform, it forms a space sequence of worshiping and worshiping the Buddha with an open and closed view, height fluctuations, and an orderly sequence. The mystery, compassion and solemnity of Amitabha are gradually revealed to the believers.
Wuxi Lingshan Giant Buddha
Lingshan Giant Buddha is located in the Xiaolingshan area on the south side of Qinlu Peak in Mashan, Wuxi. Xiaoling Mountain was named after Emperor Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty, hence the name Lingshan Buddha. The Buddha has a height of 88 meters, a body of 79 meters, and a lotus petal of 9 meters. "Seal" represents giving happiness and is a sign of blessing.
Jilin Jinding Giant Buddha Seated Statue
It is located on the top of the back mountain of Zhengjue Temple in Liuding Mountain National Scenic Area, Dunhua City, Jilin Province. The design The total height of the statue is 48 meters, the body of the Buddha is 38.4 meters, and the lotus seat is 9.6 meters high. It is made of bronze. It is the largest open-air Buddha statue in the Northeast and the tallest bronze seated Buddha of Sakyamuni in the world. The Jinding Buddha sits facing south with its back. Mudanjiang, with Zhengjue Temple in front and Changbai Mountain in the distance, is far away from the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong. It is actually one Buddha with two bodies, located in the north and south. It bless the land of China and enlighten and bless believers from all over the world.
The Bronze Statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Jiuhua Mountain
It is located in Jiuhua Mountain, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. The height of the statue is 84 meters, and the height of the lotus base is 99 meters. , the entire bronze statue together with the base is 155 meters high. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is in the form of a monk, holding a tin staff in his right hand and a Mani pearl in his left hand, facing the northwest, showing dignity and kindness to "show all living beings that the country is peaceful and the people are safe".
Sanya Nanshan Sea Guanyin
Situated on the sea in Nanshan, Sanya, it is 108 meters high. It is the largest white-clad Guanyin statue in the world. Take the Buddha bead. It has a solemn treasure and stands on a lotus throne with 108 petals. The lotus throne is ten meters high and has four floors. Each floor has 27 lotus petals of the same shape and one hundred and eight petals. Under the lotus seat is the Vajra Platform, which is connected to the land bank by the 280-meter-long Puji Bridge. Within the Vajra Platform is the Yuantong Hall with an area of 15,000 square meters.
Putuo Mountain Nanhai Guanyin
Located on Shuangfeng Mountain at the east end of Putuo Mountain, it has a total height of 33 meters, including a 13-meter-high platform base, an 18-meter-high bronze statue, and a 2-meter-high lotus seat. This bronze statue of Nanhai Guanyin weighs more than 70 tons and is the symbol of Mount Putuo. It is one of the most iconic buildings in China and is the symbol of the "Haitian Buddha Kingdom". Shaped in the image of Wu Zetian, it was painted in the fourth year of Emperor Xianheng of the Tang Dynasty, that is, AD 672. It is located at Fengxian Temple on the southern hillside of Longmen Xishan Mountain in Luoyang. It is the one with the highest artistic level, the most rigorous overall design, and the largest scale among the Longmen Grottoes. The Buddha is 17.14 meters high, with a head 4 meters high. It has corrugated hair, a plump and round face, eyebrows like crescent moons, and kind eyes. The eyes are half open and half closed, looking down at the living beings at its feet. There is a smile on the lips, showing that Out of inner peace and tranquility.
The Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Buddha Statue in Puning Temple, Chengde
The Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara in the Mahayana Pavilion of Puning Temple in Chengde, Hebei Province is the largest golden lacquered wood Buddha statue in the world, 27.21 meters high. The height of the Xumi base is 1.22 meters. The Buddha has a waist circumference of 15 meters and a weight of 110 tons. Its head alone weighs 5.4 tons. This Buddha statue represents the highest achievement of Buddhist statues in the Qing Dynasty. It is gilded all over, exquisite in appearance, solemn in appearance, well-proportioned, smooth in decoration, and gorgeous in color. It is a masterpiece of Chinese sculpture art.
Shandong Nanshan Giant Buddha
The Nanshan Giant Buddha is located in the Nanshan Tourist Area of Longkou City, Yantai City, Shandong Province. It is 38.66 meters high and weighs 380 tons. It is made of tin bronze. Composed of 232 Buddha bodies, 108 lotus petals, 302 hair buns, and a total of 642 tin bronze castings, this world-rare tin bronze seated Sakyamuni Buddha is currently the world's largest bronze casting. Big seated Buddha.
The Golden Statue of Samantabhadra of the Ten Directions on the Golden Summit
The Golden Statue of Samantabhadra of the Ten Directions is located on the Golden Summit of Mount Emei. It is 48 meters high and weighs more than 600 tons. It is currently the largest and tallest Samantabhadra of the Ten Directions in the world. picture. The 48-meter-high Golden Buddha represents the 48 wishes of Amitabha. "Ten Directions" firstly means the ten great wishes of Samantabhadra, and secondly, it symbolizes the ten directions of east, south, west, north, southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest, up and down in Buddhism, which means the boundless power of Samantabhadra's wishes. Perfect all Buddhas and all living beings in the ten directions and three times. The ten heads of Samantabhadra are divided into three layers, with different expressions, representing the ten mentalities of the world.
Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan
Leshan Giant Buddha, also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha, is located on the side of Lingyun Temple on the east bank of the Nanmin River in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, near the confluence of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River. It was built in the Tang Dynasty and took 90 years to complete. The Leshan Giant Buddha's head is flush with the mountain, with its feet on the river and its hands on its knees. The Buddha has a well-proportioned body and a solemn demeanor. It was carved into the mountain and sits next to the river. The Buddha is 71 meters high and 8.5 meters wide at the instep. More than a hundred people can sit on its instep.
The Bronze Seated Avalokitesvara Statue in Xiqiao Mountain, Guangdong
The statue of Avalokitesvara in Xiqiao Mountain is located on the top of Xiqiao Mountain in Nanhai, Foshan City, Guangdong Province. It is the tallest seated Avalokitesvara statue in the world. The height of the statue is 61.9 meters, which means that Guanyin became enlightened on June 19. The Dharma image is in a sitting position, with a jeweled heavenly crown on top, a round light on the neck, curved eyebrows and red lips, eyes like twin stars, slightly bent eyes, wearing heavenly clothes, hanging necklaces, necklaces, and skirts, sitting steadily on the lotus platform with kind eyebrows and kind eyes. Seeing all living beings widely, showing the peaceful and dignified appearance, and the compassionate Dharma of rescuing sufferings.
The Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong
The Tian Tan Buddha sits majestically on Mu Yu Peak, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, at an altitude of 482 meters. It is 26.4 meters high and is the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. This majestic and majestic Buddha was planned and built by Po Lin Monastery and took 12 years to complete. It symbolizes the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong, the peace of the country and the people, and world peace. The Tian Tan Buddha is an important landmark in Hong Kong, attracting many Chinese and foreign believers and tourists to worship.
The Maitreya Buddha in Xuedou Mountain
It is located on the back mountain of Xuedou Mountain in Xikou Town, Fenghua City, Zhejiang Province, on the slope of 369 meters above sea level. The total height of the Buddha is 56.74 meters, which means that 5.67 billion years later, Maitreya will be born as a Buddha, and the Longhua Three Assembly will save all living beings. The seated Buddha statue is 33 meters high, which means that Maitreya lives in the 33rd heaven. The Buddha sits north and faces south, in a bronze sitting posture, with a cloth bag in his left hand and a Buddhist bead in his right hand. He has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, a pleasant smile, and his chest and abdomen exposed. This is a Chinese Maitreya Buddha statue modeled after the basic form of the Budai monk in Fenghua.
Taiyuan Mengshan Giant Buddha
The Mengshan Giant Buddha is a giant cliff Buddha located northwest of Sidi Village, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. It was excavated during the Tianbao Period of the Northern Qi Dynasty and was destroyed in the late Yuan Dynasty. . When it was rediscovered in 1980, the Buddha's head had disappeared, and the Buddha's body was buried in earth and rocks and was severely weathered. The original height of the Mengshan Giant Buddha was about 46 meters. Taiyuan City protected and developed the Mengshan Giant Buddha, strengthened the Buddha's body, and built a new 12-meter-high Buddha head based on the Northern Qi Buddha head unearthed in Taiyuan. Sichuan Rongxian Giant Buddha
The Rongxian Giant Buddha is located in the eastern suburbs of Rongxian County, Sichuan Province. It was carved in the Tang Dynasty. The Buddha sits south and faces north. It is a cliff-carved stone statue of Sakyamuni. Smooth and charming.
The Buddha body is 36.67 meters high, the head is 8.76 meters long, the shoulders are 12.67 meters wide, the knees are 12 meters high, and the feet are 3.5 meters wide. It is the largest Buddha in the world (the living Buddha) and the second largest stone Buddha after Leshan Maitreya Buddha (Future Buddha.
Lianyungang Yishan Giant Buddha
The Yishan Giant Buddha is located in Yishan Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City. The Yishan Giant Buddha is made of forged copper, and the entire Buddha statue is made of There are more than 70 tons of copper, and the net height of the Buddha statue is nearly 33 meters (meaning the thirty-three heavens). The altitude is 66 meters, which is consistent with the "Six Degrees and Six Harmonies" of Buddhism. "Six degrees and six harmony" coincide.